The NeverEnding Story
The NeverEnding Story

Movie·1984·1h 41m

The NeverEnding Story

A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!

Country

Germany

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

Original title: Die unendliche Geschichte

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.

Written By

Herman Weigel

Producer

Bernd Schaefers, Mark Damon

Cinematography

Jost Vacano

Music

Klaus Doldinger

Editor

Jane Seitz

Themes

based on novel or bookwolfmagicfairy talehorsemythologychild heroanthropomorphismbullyschoolcreaturereading

Production House

Constantin Film
Bavaria Film

Audience Score

72%

4,357 votes

Skip9%
Timepass20%
Go for it39%
Perfection32%

Where to watch

Region: IN

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// cast

Cast

Noah Hathaway

Atreyu

Barret Oliver

Barret Oliver

Bastian

Tami Stronach

Tami Stronach

The Childlike Empress

Alan Oppenheimer

Alan Oppenheimer

Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)

Sydney Bromley

Engywook

Patricia Hayes

Patricia Hayes

Urgl

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Cairon - Empress' Servant

Frank Lenart

Frank Lenart

Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)

Robert Jadah

Morla the Ancient One (voice)

Gerald McRaney

Gerald McRaney

Bastian's Father

Tilo Prückner

Tilo Prückner

Night Hob

Deep Roy

Deep Roy

Teeny Weeny

Chris Eastman

Chris Eastman

1st Bully

Darryl Cooksey

2nd Bully

Nicholas Gilbert

3rd Bully

Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill

Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian

Donald Arthur

School's Caretaker (uncredited)

Bernd Eichinger

Bernd Eichinger

Man Next to Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen

Director, Screenplay

Bernd Schaefers

Producer

Mark Damon

Mark Damon

Executive Producer

Bernd Eichinger

Bernd Eichinger

Producer

Dieter Geissler

Dieter Geissler

Producer

John W. Hyde

Executive Producer

Jane Seitz

Editor

Klaus Doldinger

Klaus Doldinger

Original Music Composer

Herman Weigel

Screenplay

Giorgio Moroder

Giorgio Moroder

Original Music Composer

Jost Vacano

Jost Vacano

Director of Photography

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