The NeverEnding Story (film series)

The NeverEnding Story (film series)
American theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wolfgang Petersen George T. Miller Peter MacDonald
Produced by	Bernd Eichinger Dieter Geissler
Screenplay by	Wolfgang Petersen Herman Weigel Karin Howard Jeff Lieberman
Based on	The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Starring	Noah Hathaway Jonathan Brandis Jason James Richter Kenny Morrison Jack Black Barret Oliver Tami Stronach Moses Gunn Patricia Hayes Sydney Bromley
Narrated by	Alan Oppenheimer
Music by	Klaus Doldinger Giorgio Moroder
Cinematography	Jost Vacano
Edited by	Jane Seitz
Production company	Producers Sales Organization
Distributed by	West Germany: Neue Constantin Film United States: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	The NeverEnding Story (1984) The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990) The NeverEnding Story III (1994)
Country	West Germany United States United Kingdom
Language	English

The NeverEnding Story (German: Die unendliche Geschichte) is a 1984 West German-produced English language epic fantasy film series based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ende.

The original 1984 film, The NeverEnding Story, was directed and co-written by Wolfgang Petersen and was later followed by two sequels.^[1]

The first film adapted only the first half of the original novel, the second half of the novel was used as the basis for the second film, The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter.^[2]

The third film in the series, The NeverEnding Story III, has an original plot.^[3]

References

1. Variety staff (1984-01-01). "The Neverending Story Review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
2. Maslin, Janet (February 9, 1991). "Review/Film; In Fantasia, the End May Be in Sight". The New York Times.
3. Derek Elley (December 26, 1994). "Review: "The Neverending Story III"". Variety.

External links

• The NeverEnding Story at the Internet Movie Database
• The NeverEnding Story at the Internet Movie Database
• The NeverEnding Story at the Internet Movie Database