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.
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Part of The NeverEnding Story Collection
3 films
Cast
24 people
Noah Hathaway
Atreyu
Known for
Battlestar Galactica
Troll
Klaus Doldinger
music
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Abenteuer Airport
Barret Oliver
Bastian
Known for
D.A.R.Y.L.
Frankenweenie
Tami Stronach
The Childlike Empress
Also in
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
Freddy a Zlatovláska
Alan Oppenheimer
Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
Known for
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
She-Ra: Princess of Power
Sydney Bromley
Engywook
Known for
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Dragonslayer
Patricia Hayes
Urgl
Known for
Willow
The Benny Hill Show
Moses Gunn
Cairon - Empress' Servant
Known for
Heartbreak Ridge
Shaft
Frank Lenart
Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)
Also in
The House of the Spirits
Flammenzeichen
Robert Jadah
Morla the Ancient One (voice)
Also in
Bon Cop Bad Cop
What Rhymes With Toxic
Gerald McRaney
Bastian's Father
Known for
Focus
House of Cards
Tilo Prückner
Night Hob
Known for
Iron Sky
Windstorm
Wolfgang Petersen Director · Herman Weigel Screenplay Michael Ende Author
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $27M · United States release July 20, 1984
Box office
Budget
$27,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,158,808
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Constantin Film
Production
Bavaria Film
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
Bavaria Studios
Production
Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
Production
Producers Sales Organization
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany · Canada · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Die unendliche Geschichte
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · April 6, 1984
Theatrical
United States · July 20, 1984
Theatrical · Edited 94-minute version
Australia
December 26, 1984 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 20, 1984 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1984 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
June 23, 2025 · Limited theatrical
France
November 21, 1984 · Theatrical
September 19, 2025 · TV · Gulli
Hungary
December 18, 1986 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 5, 1985 · Theatrical
Italy
December 6, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
March 16, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 6, 1984 · Theatrical
April 17, 2006 · TV · RTL 7
June 8, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
January 10, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
September 27, 1985 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 16, 1988 · Theatrical
Spain
December 6, 1984 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 21, 1984 · Theatrical
December 19, 2001 · Physical · DVD
May 26, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
July 7, 2021 · Digital
Türkiye
April 12, 1991 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 4, 1985 · Theatrical
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