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English. Budget. DM 60 million (~ US$ 25–27 million [2] [3]) Box office. US$100 million [2] The NeverEnding Story ( German: Die unendliche Geschichte) is a 1984 fantasy film, co-written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen (in his first English-language film), based on the 1979 novel The Neverending Story by Michael Ende.
Jul 20, 1984 · The NeverEnding Story: Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. With Barret Oliver, Gerald McRaney, Chris Eastman, Darryl Cooksey. A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.
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Oct 7, 2012 · FILM DESCRIPTION: Wolfgang Petersen adapted Michael Ende's children's story for this charming fantasy film that spawned several sequels. Bastian (Barret Oliver) is dealing with his mother's...
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Aug 12, 2015 · Clip from The Neverending Story (1984)
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- FINDING THE PERFECT STORY. WOLFGANG PETERSEN (director): After three grueling years working on Das Boot, I was available and looking for something different to work on.
- CASTING THE EMPRESS, THE WARRIOR, AND THE SHY HERO. NOAH HATHAWAY (Atreyu): My casting has a whole backstory because there was a different director attached before Wolfgang.
- BRINGING FALKOR THE LUCKDRAGON AND OTHER MAGICAL CREATURES TO LIFE. ALAN OPPENHEIMER (voice of Falkor, Gmork, Rockbiter, and the narrator): They called me for an audition, so I went to the hotel where Wolfgang Petersen was, and I met him.
- ARTAX, THE HORSE THAT LAUNCHED AN URBAN LEGEND THAT WOULDN'T DIE. PETERSEN: The horse did not really die, despite what has been said throughout the years.
1990: Jonathan Brandis in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (J. Michael Haney, Jr. as Young Bastian) 1994: Jason James Richter in The NeverEnding Story III. 1995: Christopher Bell provided the voice of the character in The Neverending Story animated series. 2001: Mark Rendall in Tales from the Neverending Story.
Jun 13, 2023 · Protagonist Bastian and young warrior Atreyu ( Noah Hathaway) ride on Falkor’s back in the movie, but the talking dragon, a guardian figure, is dog-like in appearance — more cuddly shih tzu...