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Die unendliche Geschichte (1984)
7.4
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 44,461 users
Metascore:
46/100
Reviews: 253 user | 58 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com A troubled boy dives into a wonderous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book. Director:Wolfgang Petersen |
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Darryl Cooksey | ... |
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Nicholas Gilbert | ... |
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Thomas Hill | ... | |
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Tilo Prückner | ... | |
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Alan Oppenheimer | ... | |
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Sydney Bromley | ... | |
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Patricia Hayes | ... | |
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Tami Stronach | ... | |
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Storyline
Bastian is a young boy who lives a dreary life being tormented by school bullies. On one such occasion he escapes into a book shop where the old proprieter reveals an ancient story-book to him, which he is warned can be dangerous. Shortly after, he "borrows" the book and begins to read it in the school attic where he is drawn into the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction. Written by Graeme Roy <gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk>
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A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
The NeverEnding Story See more »Box Office
Budget:
$27,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$4,325,823 (USA) (22 July 1984) (950 Screens)Gross:
$100,000,000 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Bastian: Unicorns. They were unicorns.
Bastian's Father: What?
Bastian: Nothing.
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Music by Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics by Keith Forsey
Performed by Limahl Feat. Beth Anderson (uncredited)
Guitar solo Dee Harris (uncredited)
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Trivia
Tami Stronach was attending theatre classes in San Francisco when she got the audition to be The Childlike Empress. Her acting teacher was friends with the production executive and talent scout Anna Gross. Tami initially believed she was auditioning for a little play and had no idea it was to be for a major motion picture. See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Atreyu is in the Swamps of Sadness with his horse, the horse sinks because it gives into the sadness, but Atreyu doesn't sink, even though he is crying and sad that his friend has died. Though not properly shown in the movie, the book explains how AURYN is protecting him. (His eventual near-sinking at the end of the scene, which never occurred in the book, is due to the plot changes that were made for the movie.) See more »Quotes
Bastian's Father: I got a call from your math teacher, yesterday. She says that you were drawing horses in your math book.Bastian: Unicorns. They were unicorns.
Bastian's Father: What?
Bastian: Nothing.
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Connections
Referenced in "The Simpsons: The Seemingly Never-Ending Story (#17.13)" (2006) See more »Soundtracks
"The Neverending Story"Music by Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics by Keith Forsey
Performed by Limahl Feat. Beth Anderson (uncredited)
Guitar solo Dee Harris (uncredited)
Courtesy of EMI Records, Ltd. See more »
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