The NeverEnding Story
A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!
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
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $20M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
16 billed performers
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What It's About
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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.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
The NeverEnding Story returned 0.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $27M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $20M
- Release date
- Apr 6, 1984
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany
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