Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
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A young orphan boy Jim Button, his best friend Luke and a magical steam engine called Emma travel across the world in search of the truth about where Jim came from. Battling pirates and dragons, outsmarting make-believe giants, they must travel through the Forest of a Thousand Wonders, beyond the End of the World to find the hidden Dragon City.
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Part of Jim Button Collection
2 films
Cast
41 people
Henning Baum
Lukas
Known for
Latte and the Magic Waterstone
Asphalt Burning
Solomon Gordon
Jim Knopf
Annette Frier
Mrs. Waas
Known for
Rock My Heart
I'm Off Then
Uwe Ochsenknecht
King Alfons
Known for
Frank Herbert's Dune
Das Boot
Christoph Maria Herbst
Mr. Ärmel
Known for
Look Who's Back
Animals United
Milan Peschel
Tur Tur
Known for
The Captain
Break Up Man
Shirley MacLaine
Mrs. Grindtooth (voice)
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Apartment
Rick Kavanian
Wilde 13 / Pirate
Known for
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
Manitou's Shoe
Eden Gough
Ping Pong
Known for
The Colony
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
Leighanne Esperanzate
Li Si
Also in
Balsa Wood
Kao Chenmin
Emperor of Mandala
Known for
[REC]
Close Your Eyes
Ozzie Yue
Pi Pa Po
Known for
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Croupier
Dennis Gansel Director · Andrew Birkin Writer Sebastian Niemann Writer
Budget $12M · First release March 29, 2018 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Budget
$12,500,000
Production
Malao Film
Production
Rat Pack Filmproduktion
Production
Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
Production
Studio Babelsberg
Production
Constantin Film
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Polish
Release dates
Germany · March 29, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
March 30, 2018 · Digital
Czechia
November 8, 2019 · Digital
France
February 15, 2019 · Digital · VOD
Germany
November 22, 2018 · Physical
Hungary
June 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Israel
November 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
July 31, 2024 · Theatrical
Romania
June 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
June 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
June 28, 2018 · Theatrical
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