The NeverEnding Story (film)
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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. It was produced by Bernd Eichinger and Dieter Geissler, and stars Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes, Sydney Bromley, Gerald McRaney and Moses Gunn, with Alan Oppenheimer providing the voices of Falkor, Gmork, and others. It follows a boy who finds a magical book that tells of a young warrior who is given the task of stopping the Nothing, a dark force, from engulfing the wonderland world of Fantasia. It is the first in The NeverEnding Story film series. It adapts only the first half of the book. The second half of the book was then used as a rough basis for the second film, The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990). The third film, The NeverEnding Story III (1994), has an original plot not based on the book.
Infobox
Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen
Screenplay by
mw- Wolfgang Petersen Herman Weigel
Based on
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Produced by
Bernd Eichinger Dieter Geissler
Starring
Noah Hathaway Barret Oliver Tami Stronach Patricia Hayes Sydney Bromley Gerald McRaney Moses Gunn
Cinematography
Jost Vacano
Edited by
Jane Seitz
Music by
Klaus Doldinger Giorgio Moroder
Productioncompanies
Neue Constantin Film Bavaria Film Producers Sales Organization
Distributed by
Neue Constantin Film (West Germany) Warner Bros. (United States)
Release dates
April 6, 1984 (1984-04-06) (West Germany) July 20, 1984 (1984-07-20) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
West Germany United States
Languages
English German
Budget
DM 60 million ( US$25–27 million)
Box office
US$100 million
Tables
· Music › Charts
Australia (Kent Music Report)
Australia (Kent Music Report)
Chart (1985)
Australia (Kent Music Report)
Peakposition
69
| Chart (1985) | Peakposition |
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 69 |
· Music › Charts
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)
Chart (2025)
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)
Peakposition
17
| Chart (2025) | Peakposition |
| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) | 17 |
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- "The NeverEnding Story Reviews"https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-neverending-story
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- Imagine
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- "Die unendliche Geschichte 4K Blu-ray"https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Die-unendliche-Geschichte-4K-Blu-ray/291032/
- "The NeverEnding Story 4Oth anniversary 4K"https://nerdbot.com/2024/08/30/the-neverending-story-gets-40th-anniversary-4k-release/
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- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2024/03/the-neverending-story-film-adaptations-see-saw-1235863123/