Story Line
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.
“A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!”
Top Cast
Noah Hathaway
Atreyu
Barret Oliver
Bastian
Tami Stronach
The Childlike Empress
Alan Oppenheimer
Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)
Sydney Bromley
Engywook
Patricia Hayes
Urgl
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Rating
7.2/ 10
Release Date
1984-04-06
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
AdventureFantasyFamilyDrama
Part of the Series
The NeverEnding Story Collection
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User Reviews (2)
CinemaSerf
6/10
•6/8/2023I remember seeing this film when I was young - spurred on by the Limahl theme song that was in the charts at the time, and rather enjoying it. Based on just the first half of Michael Ende's original novel, it's a gentle fantasy tale of a young boy - ...
r96sk
9/10
•8/2/2024A fantasy flick of real quality!
I got to watch this at the cinema thanks to its release as part of its 40th anniversary, the second movie I've seen re-released on the big screen after <em>'Trainspotting'</em> back in May. That Danny Boyle flick f...