The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
George Miller, 1990
The Neverending Story
Michael Ende, 1979
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter is a movie directed by George Miller in 1990 and based on the characters from the book The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, first published in 1979. The movie features Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt, John Wesley Shipp, Martin Umbach, Alexandra Johnes, and others.
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Storyline
Bastian Balthazar Bux seeks to join his school’s swimming team, but his ability to jump off a diving board is marred by his fear of heights. He revisits Carl Conrad Coreander’s antiquarian bookstore to seek advice on courage, where he rediscovers the Neverending Story and hears the Childlike Empress call out to him for aid.
Movie vs Book
Year
1990
Minutes
90
Movie Rate
5.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
Director: George Miller
Country: Germany
Year: 1990
Length: 1h30m
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Year
1979
Pages
396
Book Rate
8.32
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Book
The Neverending Story
Original title: Die unendliche Geschichte
Author: Michael Ende
Country: Germany
First published in: 1979
Length: 396 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Wolfgang Petersen
User polls & recommendations
“The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema. The movie has to successfully translate what was in the book.”
YANN MARTEL (Writer)
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