The Dark Crystal (video)

Home video releases of the 1982 film The Dark Crystal.
VHS Releases 	VHS Releases 	VHS Releases 	VHS Releases
Cover 	Year 	Notes 	
 	1984 	Distributor: Thorn/EMI Video 
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The first video release of the film. Presented in fullscreen.	
 	1994 	Distributor: Buena Vista Home Video / Jim Henson Video
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Presented in fullscreen.	
 	1999 	Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video / Jim Henson Home Entertainment
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Presented in fullscreen.	
Beta Releases 	Beta Releases 	Beta Releases 	Beta Releases
Cover 	Year 	Notes 	
 	― 	Distributor: Thorn/EMI Video 
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CED Releases 	CED Releases 	CED Releases 	CED Releases
Cover 	Year 	Notes 	
 	― 	Distributor: Thorn/EMI Video
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The only CED release of the film.UPC number 26359196683	
Laserdisc Releases 	Laserdisc Releases 	Laserdisc Releases 	Laserdisc Releases
Cover 	Year 	Notes 	
 	1990 	Distributor: Image
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Presented in widescreen. Included 67 minutes of additional footage: The World of the Dark Crystal documentary, original trailers, and the deleted Emperor's funeral scene.	
 	1994 	Distributor: Buena Vista Home Video / Jim Henson Video
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Presented in widescreen. This release did not include any of the additional footage.	
DVD Releases 	DVD Releases 	DVD Releases 	DVD Releases
Cover 	Year 	Notes 	
 	1999 	Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video / Jim Henson Home Entertainment
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Single disc "Special Edition" featuring the widescreen presentation of the film and bonus features.
Disc Features 
* The Dark Crystal (Widescreen)
* Isolated Music Score
* The World of the Dark Crystal
* Original Language Work Print Scenes
* Deleted Funeral Scenes
* Character Drawings & Profile
* Theatrical Trailer
* Talent Files
* Production Notes
* Bonus Trailers	
 	2003 	Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment / Jim Henson Home Entertainment
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Single disc "Superbit Collection" edition featuring the animorphic widescreen presentation of the film. (Superbit DVDs intentionally excluded extras in order to enable minimal compress and hence maximise picture and sound quality.)	
 	2003 	Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment / Jim Henson Home Entertainment
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Single disc "Collector's Edition" featuring the widescreen presentation of the film and bonus features.
Disc Features 
* The Dark Crystal (Widescreen)
* The World of the Dark Crystal
* Original Language Work Print Scenes
* Deleted Funeral Scenes
* Character Drawings & Profile
* Theatrical Trailer
* Jim Henson storyboards and character drawings
* "The Mithra Treatment," Jim Henson's original treatment of the film
* Brian Froud character illustrations	
 	2005 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Single disc featuring the widescreen presentation of the film and bonus features.
Disc Features 
* The Dark Crystal (Widescreen)
* The World of the Dark Crystal
* Original Language Work Print Scenes
* Deleted Funeral Scenes
* Character Drawings & Profile
* Theatrical Trailer
* Production Notes	
 	2006 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Released as part of the "Jim Henson Fantasy Film Collection", a three disc box set including "The Dark Crystal", "Labyrinth" and "MirrorMask".	
 	2007 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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A two-disc "25th Anniversary Edition" featuring a brand new high-definition transfer of the film along with newly created bonus features. A holographic image is on the box cover. 
Disc 1:
* The Dark Crystal (anamorphic widescreen)
* English and Japanese Dolby-Digital 5.1 surround sound
* English, French and Japanese subtitles
* Audio commentary by Brian Froud
Disc 2:
* The World of Dark Crystal
* Deleted Scenes
* Original Work Print Scenes
* Character Drawings & Designs
* Reflections of the Dark Crystal	
 	2008 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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A two-disc Wal-Mart exclusive release of the film including the standard DVD of the film (disc 1) plus a digital copy disc (disc 2) for playback on the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PlayStation 3 (PS3) or for porting to a personal computer (for playback or for loading onto a portable device, such as an iPod).	
UMD Releases 	UMD Releases 	UMD Releases 	UMD Releases
Cover 	Year 	Notes 	
 	2000s 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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UMD cartridge for PSP, featuring the film in widescreen (with optional subtitles).	
 	2008 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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A two-disc Wal-Mart exclusive release of the film including the standard DVD of the film (disc 1) plus a digital copy disc (disc 2) for playback on the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PlayStation 3 (PS3) or for porting to a personal computer (for playback or for loading onto a portable device, such as an iPod).	
Digital Releases 	
Digital Releases 	
Digital Releases 	
Digital Releases
Cover 	Year 	Notes 	
 	2008 	Distributor: New Video and The iTunes Store
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A digital release of the film released via iTunes for playback on computers or loading onto a portable device, such as an iPod.	
 	2008 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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A two-disc Wal-Mart exclusive release of the film including the standard DVD of the film (disc 1) plus a digital copy disc (disc 2) for playback on the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PlayStation 3 (PS3) or for porting to a personal computer (for playback or for loading onto a portable device, such as an iPod).	
Blu-ray Releases 	Blu-ray Releases 	Blu-ray Releases 	Blu-ray Releases
Cover 	Year 	Notes 	
 	September 29, 2009 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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 	June 12, 2012 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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The Brian Froud Art Edition, packaged with Labyrinth.	
 	2018 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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* Anniversary Edition packaged in behind-the-scenes digibook.	
 	2019 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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* Rewind Edition in VHS packaging.
* Australian release.	
4k Blu-ray Releases 	4k Blu-ray Releases 	4k Blu-ray Releases 	4k Blu-ray Releases
Cover 	Year 	Notes 	
 	March 6, 2018 	Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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* NEW — 4k restoration of the film from the original camera negative
* NEW — The Myth, Magic and Henson Legacy: Go behind the scenes of this iconic film with stories from Lisa Henson and Toby Froud.
* Deleted Scenes
* Commentary with Brian Froud
* Picture-in-Picture Storyboard Track
* Original Skeksis Language Scenes with Introduction by Screenwriter David Odell
* The World of The Dark Crystal Documentary
* Reflections of The Dark Crystal: "Light on the Path of Creation" & "Shard of Illusion"
* Photo Galleries
* Theatrical Teaser & Trailer	
International Releases	International Releases	International Releases	International Releases
Cover 	Year 	Notes 	
 	― 	Distributor: Ledafilms
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Argentina release. El Cristal Encantado (Literally Translated Title: The Enchanted Glass)	
 	1983 	Select Video
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Swedish release under the "Muppet Home Video" label.
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 	― 	Thorn/EMI?
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UK CED ReleaseUPC number 77080320359	
 	1987 	Palace, Virgin & Gold (distribution) Ltd.
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UK release.	
 	― 	4 Front.
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UK release. Palace, Virgin & Gold (distribution) Ltd. reissue.	
 	2001 	Pioneer LDC. Inc.
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Japan DVD release.	
 	― 	Pioneer LDC. Inc.
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Japan laserdisc release.	
 	― 	Pioneer LDC. Inc.
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Japan laserdisc release.	
 	― 	Editora Europa
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Brazilian DVD release from Revista do DVD, authored by CareWare Multimídia.	
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