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Featuring:
Mark Rendall, Tyler Hynes, Audrey Gardiner
Written by:
Michael Ende
David Preston
Leila Basen
Directed by:
Giles Walker
Release Date:
October 6, 2001
Original Title:
Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning
Alternate Titles:
Die unendliche Geschichte - Die Abenteuer gehen weiter: Episode I - Das Buch der Weisen
Die unendliche Geschichte - Episode I - Das Buch der Weisen
Tales From The Neverending Story: Volume 1 - The Beginning
Genres:
Family | Fantasy
Production Companies:
Hallmark Entertainment
Muse Productions
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 6 US: NR
Runtime: 95
The Childlike Empress lies in limbo between life and death and the only hope for her kingdom lies in the ability of a young boy to transcend the boundaries of fantasy in this tale of myth and magic that is certain to capture the imagination. As young Bastian opens the pages of "The Neverending Story," he learns that the Childlike Princess is near death and Fantasia is in danger of falling prey to the Dark Princess Xayide. Soon falling through the written page and into a world beyond his wildest imagination, Bastian's alter ego Atreyu must enlist the help of his trusty sidekick Fly Girl and mischievous hucksters Rip Rowdy and Wexlerian if there is any hope of unlocking the mystery of the Southern Oracle and awakening the Childlike Empress to bring order back to Fantasia.
The sudden death of Bastian Bux's mother leads the twelve-year old boy to seek solace in his imagination. Inspired by a magical book given to him by an eccentric bookseller named Carl Coreander, Bastian comes in contact with an enchanted world called Fantasia, where his alter ego Atreyu is sent on a magical quest to save the Childlike Empress. But malevolent forces of conformity and emptiness threaten Fantasia's very existence. Xayide, the Dark Princess, strives to attain supreme power by sending a werewolf shape-shifter into Bastian's world to try to stop the boy from reading "The Neverending Story." As Atreyu battles the Dark Forces in Fantasia, Bastian realizes he must battle a demonic substitute teacher in his very own school.
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Cinematography:
Daniel Villeneuve
Co-Director:
Adam Weissman
Director:
Giles Walker
Editor:
Simon Webb
Editorial Manager:
Marc Lussier
Executive Producer:
Steven Hewitt
Michael Prupas
Rolf Schneider
Foley Mixer:
Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher
Makeup Effects Designer:
Julie Brisebois
Novel:
Michael Ende
Producer:
Irene Litinsky
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