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The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Wolfgang Petersen
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    Atreyu Noah Hathaway
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    Bastian Barret Oliver
  • Profile picture of Tami Stronach
    The Childlike Empress Tami Stronach
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    Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice) Alan Oppenheimer
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    Engywook Sydney Bromley
  • Profile picture of Patricia Hayes
    Urgl Patricia Hayes
  • Profile picture of Moses Gunn
    Cairon - Empress' Servant Moses Gunn
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    Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice) Frank Lenart

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