The Neverending Story
Brief Synopsis
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A sensitive little boy, still grieving for his mother, finds respite in a book which chronicles the plight of Fantasia, a magical land created by the dreams and imagination of humankind, now threatened with destruction by The Nothing, a shapeless, ominous force created by human despair.
Cast & Crew
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Wolfgang Petersen
Director
Noah Hathaway
Barret Oliver
Tami Stronach
Moses Gunn
Patricia Hayes
Film Details
Also Known As
Den oändliga historien, Histoire sans fin, L', Historia Interminable, La, L' Histoire sans fin, Neverending Story, Unendliche Geschichte, Die
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
1984
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Synopsis
A sensitive little boy, still grieving for his mother, finds respite in a book which chronicles the plight of Fantasia, a magical land created by the dreams and imagination of humankind, now threatened with destruction by The Nothing, a shapeless, ominous force created by human despair.
Cast
Noah Hathaway
Barret Oliver
Tami Stronach
Moses Gunn
Patricia Hayes
Sydney Bromley
Gerald Mcraney
Drum Garrett
Nicholas Gilbert
Alan Oppenheimer
Voice
Thomas Hill
Tilo Prückner
Darryl Cooksey
Deep Roy
Crew
David Adams
Motion Control
Brigitta Ansary
Makeup
Steven Archer
Animator
Colin Arthur
Special Makeup Effects
Bob Ballan
Visual Effects
Craig Barron
Photography
Dennis Bartlett
Consultant
Mario Behr
Stunts
Uwe Bendixen
Video
Renate Berger
Other
Jean Berziuk
Script Supervisor
Jurgen Bieske
Unit Manager
Werner Bohm
Adr
Peter Bond
Sound Editor
Milan Bor
Sound Mixer
Georg Borgel
Assistant Director
Michael Boyadjiew
Assistant Director
Gaby Bzdega
Camera Assistant
Lothar Ciachowski
Location Manager
Eva Claudius
Sound Editor
Steve Cullane
Special Effects
Mark Damon
Executive Producer
Jim Danforth
Matte Painter
Ul Derico
Scenery
Ul Derico
Art Department
Ul Derico
Special Effects
Ul Derico
Costume Designer
Klaus Doldinger
Music
Robert Easton
Screenplay
Robert Easton
Dialogue Coach
Robert Easton
Writer (Dialogue)
Anton Egerer
Key Grip
Richard Eglseder
Props
Bernd Eichinger
Producer
Mary Eilts
Location Manager
Michael Ende
Source Material (From Novel)
Edwin Erfmann
Makeup
Christopher Evans
Matte Painter
Ulrich Fickel
Effects Coordinator
David Fincher
Matte Painter
Keith Forsey
Song
Don French
Assistant Director
Jair Ganor
Photography
Chris Gant
Special Effects Assistant
John Gant
Special Effects
Martin Gant
Visual Effects
Mark Gardiner
Motion Control
Robert Gavin
Assistant Editor
Marcia Gay
Assistant
Dieter Geissler
Producer
Ernst Geschwind
Special Effects
Caroleen Green
Matte Painter
Angelica Gruber
Sound Effects Editor
Anette Haellmigk
Camera Assistant
Bob Hathaway
Music Editor
Ken Herd
Special Effects
Kevin Herd
Special Effects
Keith Holland
Camera Operator
Ron Hone
Digital Effects Supervisor
Guy Hudson
Special Effects
John W. Hyde
Executive Producer
Juan Japl
Storyboard Artist
Juan Japl
Visual Effects
Thomas Jauch
Unit Manager
Brian Johnson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Brian Johnson
Special Effects Supervisor
Klaus Kahler
Associate Producer
Risa Kes
Casting
Horst Kirschberger
Makeup
Bernhard Kleber
Wardrobe
Helmut Klee
Special Effects
Gaby Klimek
Wardrobe
Philip Knowles
Special Effects Supervisor
Johann Iwan Kot
Art Director
Hans-walter Kramski
Foley Artist
Mel Kutbay
Foley Artist
Herbert Labusga
Art Department
Mike Le Mare
Sound Editor
Wolfgang Lempp
Other
Dennis Lowe
Motion Control
Evelyn Lukas
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Maiwald
Camera Operator
Les Maryon
Stunt Coordinator
Martin Maryon
Stunt Coordinator
Deborah M Morgan
Camera Assistant
Giorgio Moroder
Song
Michael Naimer
Unit Manager
Harry Nap
Production Manager
Annie Nap-oleon
Production Coordinator
Hiener Niehaus
Makeup
Frank Ordaz
Matte Painter
Antonio Paramo
Other
Ed Parente
Sound
Ron Pender
Consultant
Penny Perry
Casting
Wolfgang Petersen
Screenplay
Brigitte Platzer
Sound Effects Editor
Hedy Pollack
Makeup
Nick Pollock
Consultant
Alan Poole
Special Effects
Bobby Porter
Stunts
Chris Price
Sound
Trevor Pyke
Sound Mixer
Jose Maria Ramos
Location Manager
Franz Rath
Camera Operator
Diemut Remy
Costumes
Hugo Reveley
Special Effects Assistant
Gaby Richter
Other
Gunter Rohrbach
Coproducer
Vincent R Rotter
Special Effects Supervisor
Werner Runge
Props
Bernd Schaefers
Producer
Josef Schmid
Special Effects
Heinz Schurer
Foley
Ilse Schwarzwald
Other
Jane Seitz
Editor
Tony Smart
Stunt Coordinator
Karola Storr
Foley Editor
Herbert Strabel
Art Director
Neil Swan
Special Effects
Paula Swauger
Assistant Director
Friedrich Thaler
Scenery
Harold Tichener
Location Manager
Giuseppe Tortora
Animatronics
Peter Tyler
Motion Control
Jost Vacano
Dp/Cinematographer
Jost Vacano
Director Of Photography
Jan Valach
Art Department
Vladimir Valach
Art Department
Avril Vellecot
Special Effects Supervisor
Karl Heinz Vogelmann
Photography
Gotz Weidner
Art Director
Herman Weigel
Screenplay
Barry Whitrod
Special Effects Supervisor
William W Wilson
Assistant Director
Steven J Wright
Photography
Rolf Zehetbauer
Production Designer
Rolf Zehetbauer
Set Decorator
Film Details
Also Known As
Den oändliga historien, Histoire sans fin, L', Historia Interminable, La, L' Histoire sans fin, Neverending Story, Unendliche Geschichte, Die
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
1984
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States July 1984
Released in United States on Video September 3, 1996
Released in United States Summer July 1, 1984
Completed shooting May 1984.
Technovision
Released in United States July 1984
Released in United States Summer July 1, 1984
Released in United States on Video September 3, 1996
