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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.
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Credits
director
Wolfgang Petersen
costume design
Count Ul De Rico
Diemut Remy
producer
Bernd Eichinger
Bernd Schaefers
Dieter Geissler
production company
Bavaria Film
Bavaria Studios
Constantin Film
Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
PSO
Warner Bros. Pictures
WDR
production design
Rolf Zehetbauer
production designer
Rolf Zehetbauer
screenplay
Herman Weigel
Wolfgang Petersen
visual effects
Carlo Rambaldi
Duration
01:42:00