The NeverEnding Story (1984)
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
Writers:
Wolfgang Petersen, Herman Weigel.
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Noah Hathaway as Atreyu |
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Barret Oliver as Bastian |
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Tami Stronach as The Childlike Empress |
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Alan Oppenheimer as Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice) |
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Sydney Bromley as Engywook |
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Patricia Hayes as Urgl |
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Moses Gunn as Cairon - Empress' Servant |
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Frank Lenart as Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice) |
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Robert Jadah as Morla the Ancient One (voice) |
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Gerald McRaney as Bastian's Father |
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Tilo Prückner as Night Hob |
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Deep Roy as Teeny Weeny |
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Chris Eastman as 1st Bully |
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Darryl Cooksey as 2nd Bully |
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Nicholas Gilbert as 3rd Bully |
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Thomas Hill as Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian |
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Donald Arthur as School's Caretaker (uncredited) |
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Bernd Eichinger as Man Next to Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited) |
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Wolfgang Petersen as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited) |
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Brian Wheeler as Giant Mushroom Creature (uncredited) |
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Silvia Seidel as Fairy (uncredited) |
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Beth Andersen as The 2nd Balladeer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diemut Remy | Costume Design |
| Production | Mark Damon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dieter Geissler | Producer |
| Editing | Jane Seitz | Editor |
| Production | Bernd Eichinger | Producer |
| Crew | Brian Johnson | Special Effects |
| Art | Herbert Strabel | Art Direction |
| Crew | Colin Arthur | Special Effects |
| Writing | Wolfgang Petersen | Screenplay |
| Crew | Robert Easton | Additional Dialogue |
| Art | Johann Kott | Art Direction |
| Writing | Michael Ende | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Count Ul De Rico | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brigitta Ansary | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Bernd Schaefers | Producer |
| Production | John W. Hyde | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Wolfgang Petersen | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edwin Erfmann | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Limahl | Theme Song Performance |
| Production | Günter Rohrbach | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Klaus Doldinger | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Klaus Kähler | Associate Producer |
| Art | Götz Weidner | Art Direction |
| Writing | Herman Weigel | Screenplay |
| Sound | Giorgio Moroder | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Rolf Zehetbauer | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Jürgen Bieske | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Boyadjiew | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Risa Kes | Casting |
| Directing | Don French | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Robert Easton | Dialogue |
| Directing | William W. Wilson III | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jean Bereziuk | Continuity |
| Directing | Hannes Nikel | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Michael Waldleitner | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paula Swauger | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Gordon Mark | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marcia Gay | Assistant Director |
| Directing | David W. Rose | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kristina Brandner | Continuity |
| Directing | Sharron Gold | Continuity |
| Visual Effects | Carlo Rambaldi | Visual Effects |
| Production | Penny Perry | Casting |
| Camera | Jost Vacano | Director of Photography |
| Production | Rolf Zehetbauer | Production Designer |
| Crew | Tony Smart | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Peter Classey | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Werner Böhm | ADR Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hedy Pollack | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Richard Eglseder | Property Master |
| Art | Juan Japl | Storyboard Artist |
| Editing | Peter Kahle | Negative Cutter |
| Art | Werner Runge | Property Master |
| Sound | Hans-Walter Kramski | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Heinz Schürer | Foley Mixer |
| Production | Annie Nap-Oleon | Production Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Count Ul De Rico | Creature Design |
| Production | Renate Berger | Production Secretary |
| Production | Sigi Steiner | Production Accountant |
| Production | Duncan Stewart | Production Accountant |
| Production | Ilse Schwarzwald | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Anton Egerer | Key Grip |
| Crew | Bobby Porter | Stunts |
| Camera | Peter Maiwald | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Eddy Saller | Gaffer |
| Camera | Karl-Heinz Vogelmann | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Karola Storr | Foley Editor |
| Editing | Elfriede Eitermoser | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Milan Bor | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Trevor Pyke | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Anette Haellmigk | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heiner Niehues | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jimmy Stepanoff | Storyboard Artist |
| Crew | Mario Behr | Stunts |
| Art | Josip Trupinovic | Storyboard Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katharina Litzinger | Wardrobe Master |
| Editing | Robert Gavin | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Robert Hathaway | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Horst Kirchberger | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mel Kutbay | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Gaby Bzdega | Second Assistant Camera |