The NeverEnding Story
– While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fan..
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.
20 Jul 1984
English
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Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen (screenplay by), Herman Weigel (screenplay by), Michael Ende (novel), Robert Easton (additional dialogue)
Barret Oliver, Gerald McRaney, Chris Eastman, Darryl Cooksey
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.
5 wins & 7 nominations.
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