The NeverEnding Story
Movie · Adventure · Fantasy

When a lonely young boy begins reading books from a strange bookshop in the back streets of his home town, he is transported to the magical kingdom of Fantasia, which is created by the dreams and imagination of people on Earth, but the land is in danger, and Bastian must find a way to help the Fantasian hero, Atreyu, save his world.

1984 · 1h 37m
  • 84%
Starring Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach
Director Wolfgang Petersen

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Cast & Crew

  • Barret Oliver
    Bastian
  • Noah Hathaway
    Atreyu
  • Tami Stronach
    The Childlike Empress
  • Patricia Hayes
    Urgl
  • Moses Gunn
    Cairon
  • Thomas Hill
    Koreander
  • S‌B
    Sydney Bromley
    Engyook
  • Deep Roy
    Teeny Weeny
  • Tilo Prückner
    Night Hob
  • Wolfgang Petersen
    Director
  • Mark Damon
    Producer

About

The NeverEnding Story

Adventure

When a lonely young boy begins reading books from a strange bookshop in the back streets of his home town, he is transported to the magical kingdom of Fantasia, which is created by the dreams and imagination of people on Earth, but the land is in danger, and Bastian must find a way to help the Fantasian hero, Atreyu, save his world.

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Copyright

© Statutory declaration under section 52A of the Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended): We, Lions Gate Films Inc., located at 2700 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA, hereby declare that we are the owners of the copyright for distributing this cinematography film, having secured necessary consent and license from the producer of the film.

Information

Studio
Lionsgate
Released
1984
Run Time
1 hr 37 min
Rated
U/A 7+ for mild violence
Content Advisories
Mild Violence, Language
Regions of Origin
Germany, United States
© Statutory declaration under section 52A of the Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended): We, Lions Gate Films Inc., located at 2700 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA, hereby declare that we are the owners of the copyright for distributing this cinematography film, having secured necessary consent and license from the producer of the film.

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English, English (Australia), French
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English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Dutch , French (France) , Hindi , Italian , Japanese , Korean , Norwegian , Russian , Spanish (Spain) , Turkish

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