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The NeverEnding Story
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.
1984 · Directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 101 min · Adventure · Fantasy · Family · 14 frames
Tagline
A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!
Crew
- Screenplay: Wolfgang Petersen, Herman Weigel
- Cinematography: Jost Vacano
- Edited by: Jane Seitz
- Music: Klaus Doldinger, Giorgio Moroder
- Produced by: Bernd Schaefers, Bernd Eichinger, Dieter Geissler
Cast
- Noah Hathaway as Atreyu
- Barret Oliver as Bastian
- Tami Stronach as The Childlike Empress
- Alan Oppenheimer as Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
- Sydney Bromley as Engywook
- Patricia Hayes as Urgl
- Moses Gunn as Cairon - Empress' Servant
- Frank Lenart as Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)
- Robert Jadah as Morla the Ancient One (voice)
- Gerald McRaney as Bastian's Father
Production
- Country: Germany
- Language: English
- Studios: Constantin Film, Bavaria Film
- Budget: $27,000,000
- Box office: $20,158,808
- Themes: based on novel or book, wolf, magic, fairy tale, horse, mythology, child hero, anthropomorphism, bully, school
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