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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Wolfgang Petersen
- screenplay by
- Herman Weigel
- screenplay by
- Michael Ende
- novel
- Robert Easton
- additional dialogue
Cast
- Barret Oliver
- Bastian
- Gerald McRaney
- Bastian's Father
- Chris Eastman
- 1st Bully
- Darryl Cooksey
- 2nd Bully
- Nicholas Gilbert
- 3rd Bully
- Thomas Hill
- Carl Conrad Coreander
- Deep Roy
- Teeny Weeny
- Tilo Prückner
- Night Hob
- Moses Gunn
- Cairon
- Noah Hathaway
- Atreyu
- Sydney Bromley
- Engywook
- Patricia Hayes
- Urgl
- Tami Stronach
- The Childlike Empress
- Beth Anderson
- The 2nd Balladeer
- Donald Arthur
- School's Caretaker
- Willie Coppen
- Fantasia Inhabitant
- Bernd Eichinger
- Man next to Man Who Drops Milk
- Dee Harris
- The Balladeers' Lead Guitarist
- Frank Lenart
- Teeny Weeny / Night Hob
- Limahl
- The 1st Balladeer
- Alan Oppenheimer
- Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Man Who Drops Milk
- Heinz Reincke
- Fuchur
- Silvia Seidel
- Fairy
- Brian Wheeler
- Giant Mushroom Creature
Produced By
- Mark Damon
- executive producer
- Bernd Eichinger
- producer
- Dieter Geissler
- producer
- John W. Hyde
- executive producer
- Klaus Kähler
- associate producer
- Günter Rohrbach
- co-producer
- Bernd Schaefers
- producer
Cinematography
- Jost Vacano
- director of photography
Sound
- Peter Bond
- additional sound editor
- Milan Bor
- sound mixer
- Heinz Borzaga
- sound technician: German version
- Werner Böhm
- adr mixer
- Illo Endrulat
- dialogue editor: German version
- Manfred Gläser
- sound technician: German version
- Angelika Gruber
- assistant sound effects editor
- Günter Gubatz
- sound technician: German version
- Walter Hutterer
- sound technician: German version
- Hans-Walter Kramski
- foley artist
- Bernd Kretzer
- sound technician: German version
- Mel Kutbay
- foley artist
- Mike Le Mare
- sound effects
- Willy Leitenstorfer
- sound technician: German version
- Norbert Lill
- sound assistant
- Evelyn Lukas
- assistant sound effects editor
- Ed Parente
- production sound mixer
- Ron Pender
- stereo sound consultant: Dolby
- Angela Picker
- assistant foley editor
- Brigitte Platzer
- assistant sound effects editor
- Chris Price
- production sound mixer
- Trevor Pyke
- sound mixer
- Hans Rohm
- sound technician: German version
- Andreas Schneider
- sound technician: German version
- Christian Schubert
- sound mixer: dialogue: German version
- Heinz Schürer
- foley mixer
- Karola Storr
- foley editor
- Nicolette Toth
- assistant dialogue editor: German version
- Anja von Rüxleben
- assistant dialogue editor: German version
- Eva Claudius
- dialogue editor
- Michaela Heinemann
- assistant dialogue editor
Editing
Casting Director
Art Direction
Set Design
Costumes
Makeup
- Brigitta Ansary
- makeup artist
- Colin Arthur
- special effects makeup supervisor
- Georg Bestle
- special effects makeup lab assistant
- Dorothy Dealtry
- makeup sculptor
- Edwin Erfmann
- makeup artist
- Otto Fraunhofer
- special effects makeup lab assistant
- Horst Kirchberger
- makeup artist
- Heiner Niehues
- makeup artist
- Hedy Pollack
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- Colin Arthur
- special effects sculpture supervisor
- Robin Beers
- special effects painter
- Joe Brayda
- animatronics engineer
- Antonio Paramo Campos
- chief modeler
- Francis Coates
- animatronics model maker
- Steve Cullane
- senior special effects engineer
- Peter Dürst
- special effects buyer
- Ulrich Fickel
- special effects electronic coordinator
- Chris Gant
- assistant special effects technician
- John Gant
- senior special effects technician
- Karlheinz Ganzer
- special effects buyer
- Maja Grassinger
- creature operator coordinator
- Ernst Gschwind
- special effects engineer
- Jez Harris
- animatronics engineer
- Ken Herd
- senior special effects engineer
- Kevin Herd
- special effects engineer
- Ron Hone
- special effects engineering supervisor
- Guy Hudson
- senior special effects technician
- Brian Johnson
- director of special effects
- Bob Keen
- animatronics engineer
- Helmut Klee
- senior special effects technician
- Paul Knowles
- senior special effects engineer
- Phil Knowles
- special effects supervisor: main unit
- Wolfgang Lempp
- special effects electronic design engineer
- Bodo Marquardt
- special effects electronic engineer
- María Luisa Pino
- latex specialist
- Alan Poole
- special effects technician
- Hugo Reveley
- assistant special effects technician
- Carlos Rojo
- molder
- Michael Rotter
- molder
- Pit Rotter
- special effects buyer
- Vincent R. Rotter
- special effects sculptor
- Josef Schmid
- special effects engineer
- Claudia Maria Luise Schumann
- pyrotechnic effects
- Fritz Segl
- molder
- Neil Swan
- senior special effects technician
- Nigel Trevessey
- animatronics engineer
- Jan Valach
- sculptor and creature builder
- Vladimir Valach
- sculptor and creature builder
- Avril Vellacott
- special effects sculptor
- Richard Watkinson
- special effects painter
- Karl Weinert
- molder
- Twyla Weixl
- assistant: Brian Johnson
- Michael White
- supervisor: cloud effects unit
- Barry Whitrod
- special effects supervisor: second unit
- Dorothy Arthur
- Sculptor
- Karin Hanson
- special effects hair
- Herbert Labusga
- sculptor and creature builder
- Carlo Rambaldi
- special effects
- John Schoonraad
- animatronic mouldmaker: head of department
- Giuseppe Tortora
- chief animatronics engineer: mechanical special effects creatures
Visual Effects
- David Adams
- camera operator: motion control unit
- Steven Archer
- animator: motion control unit
- Bob Ballan
- model maker: motion control unit
- Rick Barham
- gaffer: motion control unit
- Craig Barron
- supervising matte photographer: ILM
- Dennis Bartlett
- optical consultant: motion control unit
- David Berry
- line-up technician: ILM
- Patricia Blau
- production coordinator: ILM
- Donald Clark
- optical printer operator: ILM
- Jim Danforth
- matte painter: ILM
- Dorothy Dealtry
- miniature sculptor
- John Ellis
- optical printer operator: ILM
- Christopher Evans
- matte painter: ILM
- David Fincher
- matte photography assistant: ILM
- Tony Fox
- engineer: motion control unit
- Martin Gant
- senior model maker
- Mark Gardiner
- camera operator: motion control unit
- Tim Geideman
- processing technician: ILM
- Ralph Gordon
- line-up technician: ILM
- Caroleen Green
- matte painter: ILM
- Keith Holland
- optical cameraman: motion control unit
- Peg Hunter
- line-up technician: ILM
- Brian Johnson
- director of visual effects
- Ed Jones
- line-up technician: ILM
- Rashid Khares
- unit assistant: motion control unit
- Dennis Lowe
- supervisor: motion control unit
- Michael Moore
- editorial assistant: ILM
- Deborah Morgan
- matte photography assistant: ILM
- Duncan Myers
- processing technician: ILM
- Bruce Nicholson
- optical supervisor
- Frank Ordaz
- matte painter: ILM
- Michael Pangrazio
- matte painting supervisor
- Nick Pollock
- computer consultant: motion control unit
- Thomas Rosseter
- line-up technician: ILM
- Howard Stein
- editorial supervisor: ILM
- Peter Tyler
- camera operator: motion control unit
- Mat Beck
- visual effects aerial camera operator: Apogee
- Jeff Doran
- optical department ILM
- Ned Gorman
- production buyer: ILM
Assistant Director
- Georg Borgel
- first assistant director
- Michael Boyadjiew
- first assistant director
- Don French
- first assistant director
- Marcia Gay
- assistant director: second unit
- Gordon Mark
- first assistant director: location unit
- Hannes Nikel
- second unit director
- Paula Swauger
- second assistant director
- Michael Waldleitner
- assistant director: second unit
- William W. Wilson III
- second assistant director
- David W. Rose
- second assistant director: location unit
Production Management
- Jürgen Bieske
- first unit manager
- Robert Gordon Edwards
- executive in charge of production
- Anna Gross
- production executive
- Thomas Jauch
- second unit manager
- Michael Naimer
- second unit manager
- Harry Nap
- production manager
- Harold Tichenor
- production manager: Vancouver unit
Art Department
- Peter Classey
- storyboard artist
- Count Ul De Rico
- conceptual artist / creature designer / scenery designer
- Richard Eglseder
- property master
- Juan Japl
- illustrator / storyboard artist
- Earnie Kollar
- production painter
- Slavko Nikolic
- chief construction grip
- Werner Runge
- property master
- Jimmy Stepanoff
- storyboard artist
- Friedrich Thaler
- scenic painter
- Josip Trupinovic
- storyboard artist
- Renato Casaro
- poster designer
- Mentor Huebner
- production illustrator
- Wayne McLaughlin
- property master: Canada
Stunts
- Mario Behr
- stunts
- Les Maryon
- assistant stunt coordinator
- Martin Maryon
- assistant stunt coordinator
- Bobby Porter
- stunt double: Noah Hathaway
- Tony Smart
- stunt coordinator
- Sebastian Fischer
- stunts
- Jacob Rupp
- stunts
Animation
- Claudia Maria Luise Schumann
- special effects
Editorial
- Marie-Louise Beutner
- editorial assistant
- Elfriede Eitermoser
- negative cutter
- Robert Gavin
- first assistant editor
- Christoph Hof
- editorial librarian
- Christine Jahn
- editorial assistant
- Peter Kahle
- negative cutter
- Carola Mai
- editorial assistant
- Helga Mensfeld
- color grader
- Claudia Remak
- editorial assistant
- Gordon Stainforth
- editorial assistant
- Steven Spielberg
- editorial consultant
Other
- Josef Danzer
- production driver
- Josef Hainer
- production driver
- Raoul Leindecker
- production driver
- Petra Lex
- production driver
- Norbert Noll
- production driver
- Philip Remy
- production driver
Music Department
- Robert Hathaway
- music editor
- Tommy Klemt
- music sound engineer
- Peter Kramper
- music sound engineer
- Beth Anderson
- singer
- Dee Harris
- musician: guitar
- Limahl
- main title theme performer: "The NeverEnding Story" / singer
Casting Department
- Lynne Carrow
- additional casting: location unit
Costume Department
- Sebastian Bulst
- assistant creature costumer
- Hasan Dogan
- assistant creature costumer
- Gwendolin Hallhuber
- assistant creature costumer
- Reinhard Hellmann
- assistant costume designer
- Bernhard Kleber
- wardrobe
- Gaby Klimek
- wardrobe
- Katharina Litzinger
- wardrobe mistress
- Jörg Trees
- creature costumer
- Uta Trinks
- assistant creature costumer
Camera Department
- Moshe Asher
- first assistant camera: cloud effects unit
- Uwe Bendixen
- video supervisor
- Gaby Bzdega
- second assistant camera
- Werner Deml
- first assistant camera: second unit
- Anton Egerer
- key grip
- Albert Frische
- video assistant
- Jair Ganor
- camera operator: cloud effects unit
- Anette Haellmigk
- first assistant camera
- Frank Heinig
- camera assistant: cloud effects unit
- Eduard Kagermeier
- gaffer: second unit
- Dieter König
- second assistant camera: second unit
- Peter Maiwald
- camera operator
- Gerhard Neumeier
- key grip: second unit
- Franz Rath
- director of photography: second unit
- Eddy Saller
- head gaffer
- Karl-Heinz Vogelmann
- still photographer
- Achim Wagner
- grip: second unit
- Robert Wiesmann
- camera maintenance technician
- Steve Wright
- aerial photographer: Vancouver unit
- Markus Blunder
- assistant camera
- Joseph Lederer
- still photographer
Script Department
- Jean Bereziuk
- continuity coordinator
- Kristina Brandner
- continuity coordinator: second unit
- Sharron Gold
- continuity coordinator: second unit
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