The NeverEnding Story
“A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!”
1984•PG•1h 41m•7.2•Released
AdventureFantasyFamily
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.
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Writer
Wolfgang Petersen, Herman Weigel
Budget
$27M
Revenue
$20M
Languages
English
Studio
Constantin Film
Cast
Noah Hathaway
Atreyu
Barret Oliver
Bastian
Tami Stronach
The Childlike Empress
Alan Oppenheimer
Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
Sydney Bromley
Engywook
Patricia Hayes
Urgl
Moses Gunn
Cairon - Empress' Servant
Frank Lenart
Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)
Robert Jadah
Morla the Ancient One (voice)
Gerald McRaney
Bastian's Father
Tilo Prückner
Night Hob
Deep Roy
Teeny Weeny
Chris Eastman
1st Bully
Darryl Cooksey
2nd Bully
Nicholas Gilbert
3rd Bully
Production
Company
Constantin Film
Company
Bavaria Film
Producer
Bernd Schaefers
Producer
Bernd Eichinger
Producer
Dieter Geissler
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