Directed by
| Wolfgang Petersen | ... | (directed by) |
Writing Credits
| Wolfgang Petersen | ... | (screenplay by) & |
| Herman Weigel | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Michael Ende | ... | (novel) |
| Robert Easton | ... | (additional dialogue) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| Mark Damon | ... | executive producer |
| Bernd Eichinger | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Dieter Geissler | ... | producer (produced by) |
| John W. Hyde | ... | executive producer (as John Hyde) |
| Klaus Kähler | ... | associate producer |
| Günter Rohrbach | ... | co-producer |
| Bernd Schaefers | ... | producer |
Music by
| Klaus Doldinger | ... | (music composed by) |
| Giorgio Moroder | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
| Jost Vacano | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jane Seitz | ||
Casting By
| Risa Kes | ||
| Penny Perry | ||
Art Direction by
| Johann Kott | ... | (as Johann Iwan Kot) |
| Herbert Strabel | ||
| Götz Weidner | ||
Set Decoration by
| Rolf Zehetbauer | ||
Costume Design by
| Count Ul De Rico | ... | (as Ul De Rico) |
| Diemut Remy | ||
Makeup Department
| 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 (as Eddy Erfmann) |
| Otto Fraunhofer | ... | special effects makeup lab assistant |
| Horst Kirchberger | ... | makeup artist |
| Heiner Niehues | ... | makeup artist (as Heiner Niehaus) |
| Hedy Pollack | ... | makeup artist |
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 |
Second Unit Director or 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 (as William Wilson) |
| David W. Rose | ... | second assistant director: location unit (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Peter Classey | ... | storyboard artist |
| Count Ul De Rico | ... | conceptual artist (as Ul De Rico) / creature designer (as Ul De Rico) / scenery designer (as Ul De Rico) |
| 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 (uncredited) |
| Mentor Huebner | ... | production illustrator (uncredited) |
| Wayne McLaughlin | ... | property master: Canada (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| 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 (as Hans Kramsky) |
| Bernd Kretzer | ... | sound technician: German version |
| Mel Kutbay | ... | foley artist |
| Mike Le Mare | ... | sound effects |
| Willy Leitenstorfer | ... | sound technician: German version (as Wilhelm Leitenstorfer) |
| 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 (uncredited) |
| Michaela Heinemann | ... | assistant dialogue editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Colin Arthur | ... | special effects sculpture supervisor |
| Robin Beers | ... | special effects painter |
| Joe Brayda | ... | animatronics engineer |
| Antonio Paramo Campos | ... | chief modeler (as Antonio Paramo) |
| 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 (as Karl Heinz Ganzer) |
| Maja Grassinger | ... | creature operator coordinator (as Maia Grassinger) |
| Ernst Gschwind | ... | special effects engineer (as Ernst Geschwind) |
| 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 (as Philip Knowles) |
| Wolfgang Lempp | ... | special effects electronic design engineer |
| Bodo Marquardt | ... | special effects electronic engineer |
| María Luisa Pino | ... | latex specialist (as Maria Pino) |
| Alan Poole | ... | special effects technician |
| Hugo Reveley | ... | assistant special effects technician |
| Carlos Rojo | ... | molder (as Carlos Rojo Del Rey) |
| Michael Rotter | ... | molder |
| Pit Rotter | ... | special effects buyer (as Peter Rotter) |
| 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 | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Michael White | ... | supervisor: cloud effects unit (as Mike White) |
| Barry Whitrod | ... | special effects supervisor: second unit |
| Dorothy Arthur | ... | Sculptor (uncredited) |
| Karin Hanson | ... | special effects hair (uncredited) |
| Herbert Labusga | ... | sculptor and creature builder (uncredited) |
| Carlo Rambaldi | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| John Schoonraad | ... | animatronic mouldmaker: head of department (uncredited) |
| Giuseppe Tortora | ... | chief animatronics engineer: mechanical special effects creatures (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| David Adams | ... | camera operator: motion control unit |
| Steven Archer | ... | animator: motion control unit (as Steve Archer) |
| 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 (as Dennis C. Bartlett) |
| David Berry | ... | line-up technician: ILM (as Dave Berry) |
| Patricia Blau | ... | production coordinator: ILM |
| Donald Clark | ... | optical printer operator: ILM (as Don Clark) |
| Jim Danforth | ... | matte painter: ILM |
| Dorothy Dealtry | ... | miniature sculptor |
| John Ellis | ... | optical printer operator: ILM |
| Christopher Evans | ... | matte painter: ILM (as Chris Evans) |
| David Fincher | ... | matte photography assistant: ILM (as Dave Fincher) |
| 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 'Jett' Green | ... | matte painter: ILM (as Caroleen Green) |
| 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 (as Tom Rosseter) |
| Howard Stein | ... | editorial supervisor: ILM |
| Peter Tyler | ... | camera operator: motion control unit |
| Mat Beck | ... | visual effects aerial camera operator: Apogee (uncredited) |
| Jeff Doran | ... | optical department ILM (uncredited) |
| Ned Gorman | ... | production buyer: ILM (uncredited) |
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 (uncredited) |
| Jacob Rupp | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical 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 (as Edi Saller) |
| Karl-Heinz Vogelmann | ... | still photographer (as Karl Heinz Vogelmann) |
| Achim Wagner | ... | grip: second unit |
| Robert Wiesmann | ... | camera maintenance technician |
| Steve Wright | ... | aerial photographer: Vancouver unit (as Steven J. Wright) |
| Markus Blunder | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Joseph Lederer | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Claudia Maria Luise Schumann | ... | special effects |
Casting Department
| Lynne Carrow | ... | additional casting: location unit (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe 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 |
Editorial Department
| Marie-Louise Beutner | ... | editorial assistant (as Marie Luise Beutner) |
| Elfriede Eitermoser | ... | negative cutter |
| Robert Gavin | ... | first assistant editor |
| Christoph Hof | ... | editorial librarian |
| Christine Jahn | ... | editorial assistant (as Christiane Jahn) |
| Peter Kahle | ... | negative cutter |
| Carola Mai | ... | editorial assistant |
| Helga Mensfeld | ... | color grader |
| Claudia Remak | ... | editorial assistant |
| Gordon Stainforth | ... | editorial assistant |
| Steven Spielberg | ... | editorial consultant (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Robert Hathaway | ... | music editor (as Bob Hathaway) |
| Tommy Klemt | ... | music sound engineer |
| Peter Kramper | ... | music sound engineer |
| Beth Anderson | ... | singer (uncredited) |
| Dee Harris | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Limahl | ... | main title theme performer: "The NeverEnding Story" (uncredited) / singer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jean Bereziuk | ... | continuity coordinator |
| Kristina Brandner | ... | continuity coordinator: second unit |
| Sharron Gold | ... | continuity coordinator: second unit |
Transportation Department
| Josef Danzer | ... | production driver |
| Josef Hainer | ... | production driver |
| Raoul Leindecker | ... | production driver |
| Petra Lex | ... | production driver |
| Norbert Noll | ... | production driver |
| Philip Remy | ... | production driver |
Additional Crew
| Renate Berger | ... | production secretary |
| Lothar Ciachowski | ... | unit manager: location unit |
| Mary Eilts | ... | unit manager: location unit |
| Kirsten Hager | ... | assistant: Bernd Eichinger |
| Robert Hottarek | ... | unit assistant: cloud effects unit (as Robert Hottarex) |
| Martin Kayser-Landwehr | ... | unit assistant: cloud effects unit (as Martin Landwehr) |
| Olivier Mouroux | ... | publicisty (english version) |
| Annie Nap-Oleon | ... | production coordinator |
| José María Ramos | ... | production manager: location unit (as Jose Maria Ramos) |
| Gaby Richter | ... | groom |
| Ottokar Runze | ... | dialogue director: German version |
| Ilse Schwarzwald | ... | production secretary |
| Sigi Steiner | ... | production accountant |
| Duncan Stewart | ... | production accountant |
| Harold Tichenor | ... | production manager: location unit |
| Robert Easton | ... | dialogue coach (uncredited) |
| Juanito Fernández | ... | electric assistant (uncredited) |
| Anna Gross | ... | production executive (uncredited) |
| Thomas Holtzmann | ... | voice dubbing: Moses Gunn (german version) (uncredited) |
| Quentin Jones | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Connie Oettl | ... | puppeteer (uncredited) |
| Adam Samuelson | ... | louma crane technician (uncredited) |
