The Neverending Story

Theatrical - Wide 1984-07-20

Cast Barret Oliver Gerald McRaney Drum Garrett Darryl Cooksey
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Written by Wolfgang Petersen Herman Weigel

Genres: Fantasy

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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... See more 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.

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