a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title tur

a Classification number DVD 004574

a Personal name Wolfgang Petersen

a Title The Never Ending Story

h Medium DVD

a Place of publication, distribution, etc WestGermany

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1984

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Neue Constantin Film

a Place of publication, distribution, etc USA

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1984

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Neue Constantin Film

a Extent 1 DVD

a Playing time 102 min.

a Summary, etc 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 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.

a Summary, etc An unhappy boy is bullied by older youths and seeks sanctuary in a bookstore. The owner gives him a magic book in which he is able to follow the adventures of a boy who is everything he believe he is not, brave, strong, successful. He begins to understand that he is a part of the story and that the survival of the world about which he has been reading is in part up to him.

a Summary, etc Pursued by bullies, dreamy Bastian, 10, flees into a used book store where a strange leather-bound volume attracts him. The owner warns him away from it, explaining that it is dangerous: once entering its world, the reader cannot escape. Bastian borrows the now irresistable book and hides in the school attic. He reads of a beautiful, doomed land named Fantasia, and a brave boy desperately anointed by the princess to stop its mysterious ongoing destruction. Drawn into young Atreyu's quest as with no other book, Bastian discovers astonished that the Fantasians hear Bastian scream and see Bastian in mirrors. Where is Fantasia, and where is he? Can Atreyu save Fantasia, or is the princess really summoning Bastian himself?

a Summary, etc Chased by school bullies, reprimanded by his father for daydreaming too much Bastian is lost in his own world. Bastian escapes school bullies one rainy day by hiding in an old used book store. After explaining his predicament to the old clerk Bastian notices a large leather bound book with a symbol of two snakes intertwined into an emblem. Soon after the clerk warns Bastian that this book is not for him Bastian, rushes away with it "borrowing" it, while the clerk is in another room. Taking refuge in the attic of his school Bastian opens the book, and a world of fantasy. Learning that the wonderous, beautiful land of Fantasia is being destroyed by a terrible "Nothing" Bastian is taken deeper into the story. Soon discovering the ChildLike Empress is deathly ill, the cause; she needs a new name. A young warrior named Atreyu is called and Bastian follows his adventures, unknowing that he, himself is slowly being written into the mysterious book. Soon realizing that he is now written in the book Bastian realizes that the only one who can save Fantasia is him.

a Summary, etc Bastian is having a hard time recovering from his mother's death when he stumbles into a bookstore and learns of a book that's "not safe". Unable to resist such a temptation, he borrows the book and begins to read about the land of Fantasia, the land of human fantasy. The land is being consumed by the Nothingness, and the Empress is dying. A warrior named Atreyu is chosen to save Fantasia from the Nothingness. As Bastian reads the adventures, he is drawn into the story, identifying with Atreyu. Soon, however, he learns what the storekeeper meant about the book when he finds that the characters in the book seem to be aware of him, as well. All seems hopeless as the Nothingness is consuming Fantasia. Can Atreyu save them? Can Bastian?

a Language note Languages: English, Turkish

a Language note Subtitles: English, Turkish

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Fantasy

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Adventure

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Family

a Personal name Oliver, Barret,

d Dates associated with a name 1973-

a Personal name Gerald McRaney

a Personal name Drum Garrett

a Personal name Darryl Cooksey

a Personal name Nicholas Gilbert

a Personal name Thomas Hill

a Personal name Deep Roy

a Personal name Tilo Prückner

a Personal name Moses Gunn

a Personal name Noah Hathaway

a Personal name Alan Oppenheimer

a Personal name Sydney Bromley

a Personal name Patricia Hayes

a Personal name Tami Stronach

a Personal name Heinz Reincke

a Uncontrolled related/analytical title Hiç Bitmeyen Öykü

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