The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Movie Details

Original Title Die unendliche Geschichte

Original Language DE

Budget $27,000,000

Revenue $20,158,808

Status Released

Popularity 3.9

Cast

Noah Hathaway

Atreyu

Popularity: 0.8

Barret Oliver

Bastian

Popularity: 0.7

Tami Stronach

The Childlike Empress

Popularity: 0.8

Alan Oppenheimer

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

Popularity: 5.3

Sydney Bromley

Engywook

Popularity: 0.6

Patricia Hayes

Urgl

Popularity: 0.7

Moses Gunn

Cairon - Empress' Servant

Popularity: 0.9

Frank Lenart

Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)

Popularity: 0.2

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Robert Jadah

Morla the Ancient One (voice)

Popularity: 0.2

Gerald McRaney

Bastian's Father

Popularity: 4.3

Tilo Prückner

Night Hob

Popularity: 1.5

Deep Roy

Teeny Weeny

Popularity: 1.1

Key Crew

Executive Producer Mark Damon, John W. Hyde

Producer Dieter Geissler, Bernd Eichinger, Bernd Schaefers

Editor Jane Seitz

Screenplay Wolfgang Petersen, Herman Weigel

Director Wolfgang Petersen

Production

Constantin Film

Bavaria Film

Videos & Trailers

Atreyu Kills Gmork

Clip

Artax Dies and Meeting Morla

Clip

40th Anniversary Limited Edition 4K Trailer

Trailer

Full Movie Preview

Clip

40th Anniversary Spot

Teaser

Ways The NeverEnding Story Is Different From The Book

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10

Jun 8, 2023

I remember seeing this film when I was young - spurred on by the Limahl theme song that was in the charts at the time, and rather enjoying it. Based on just the first half of Michael Ende's original novel, it's a gentle fantasy tale of a young boy - "Bastian" (Barret Oliver) - who is being bullied b ... Read more

r96sk 9/10

Aug 2, 2024

A fantasy flick of real quality! I got to watch this at the cinema thanks to its release as part of its 40th anniversary, the second movie I've seen re-released on the big screen after <em>'Trainspotting'</em> back in May. That Danny Boyle flick from 1996 is great, as is this Wolfgang Petersen fe ... Read more