The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $27,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $20,158,808.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 31.786 |
Directed By
Wolfgang Petersen
Crew
Wolfgang Petersen
Johann Kott
Bernd Schaefers
Colin Arthur
Dieter Geissler
Count Ul De Rico
Wolfgang Petersen
Diemut Remy
Bernd Eichinger
Robert Easton
Jane Seitz
Brian Johnson
Brigitta Ansary
Herbert Strabel
Mark Damon
Edwin Erfmann
Michael Ende
John W. Hyde
Limahl
Klaus Kähler
Günter Rohrbach
Klaus Doldinger
Götz Weidner
Herman Weigel
Giorgio Moroder
Gordon Mark
Sharron Gold
Jürgen Bieske
Don French
David W. Rose
Rolf Zehetbauer
William W. Wilson III
Michael Waldleitner
Robert Easton
Risa Kes
Kristina Brandner
Hannes Nikel
Michael Boyadjiew
Paula Swauger
Marcia Gay
Jean Bereziuk
Carlo Rambaldi
Penny Perry
Jost Vacano
Rolf Zehetbauer
Richard Eglseder
Milan Bor
Karola Storr
Elfriede Eitermoser
Heiner Niehues
Mario Behr
Annie Nap-Oleon
Jimmy Stepanoff
Anette Haellmigk
Juan Japl
Trevor Pyke
Tony Smart
Werner Runge
Peter Maiwald
Duncan Stewart
Katharina Litzinger
Robert Gavin
Hedy Pollack
Bobby Porter
Peter Kahle
Horst Kirchberger
Gaby Bzdega
Peter Classey
Sigi Steiner
Josip Trupinovic
Mel Kutbay
Robert Hathaway
Anton Egerer
Ilse Schwarzwald
Werner Böhm
Renate Berger
Count Ul De Rico
Hans-Walter Kramski
Heinz Schürer
Eddy Saller
Karl-Heinz Vogelmann
TOP 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
Thomas Hill
Carl Conrad Koreander - The Librarian
Beth Anderson
The 2nd Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)
Donald Arthur
School's Caretaker (uncredited)
Bernd Eichinger
Man next to Man who drops Milk (uncredited)
Wolfgang Petersen
Man who drops Milk (uncredited)
Brian Wheeler
Giant Mushroom Creature (uncredited)
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