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Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Original title: Jim Knopf & Lukas der Lokomotivführer
  • 2018
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.9K
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Henning Baum, Annette Frier, Christoph Maria Herbst, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Milan Peschel, Leighanne Esperanzate, and Solomon Gordon in Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)
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Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver embark on an adventurous journey through fantastic worlds to free the kidnapped Princess Li Si from the impenetrable Dragon City and solve the secret of... Read allJim Button and Luke the Engine Driver embark on an adventurous journey through fantastic worlds to free the kidnapped Princess Li Si from the impenetrable Dragon City and solve the secret of Jim's mysterious origins.Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver embark on an adventurous journey through fantastic worlds to free the kidnapped Princess Li Si from the impenetrable Dragon City and solve the secret of Jim's mysterious origins.

  • Director
    • Dennis Gansel
  • Writers
    • Dirk Ahner
    • Andrew Birkin
    • Sebastian Niemann
  • Stars
    • Henning Baum
    • Solomon Gordon
    • Annette Frier
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dennis Gansel
    • Writers
      • Dirk Ahner
      • Andrew Birkin
      • Sebastian Niemann
    • Stars
      • Henning Baum
      • Solomon Gordon
      • Annette Frier
    • 8User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Henning Baum
    Henning Baum
    • Lukas der Lokomotivführer
    Solomon Gordon
    Solomon Gordon
    • Jim Knopf
    Annette Frier
    Annette Frier
    • Frau Waas
    Uwe Ochsenknecht
    Uwe Ochsenknecht
    • Köng Alfons
    Christoph Maria Herbst
    Christoph Maria Herbst
    • Herr Ärmel
    Milan Peschel
    Milan Peschel
    • Herr Tur Tur
    Rick Kavanian
    Rick Kavanian
    • Die Wilde 13…
    Eden Gough
    • Ping Pong
    Leighanne Esperanzate
    Leighanne Esperanzate
    • Prinzessin Li Si
    Kao Chenmin
    Kao Chenmin
    • Kaiser von Mandala
    Ozzie Yue
    Ozzie Yue
    • Pi Pa Po
    Volker Zack
    Volker Zack
    • Briefträger
    • (as Volker Zack Michalowski)
    Alex Liang
    • Dicker Kopf
    Hon Ping Tang
    Hon Ping Tang
    • Hauptmann
    Yu Fang
    • Langer Bonze
    Darryl Quon
    Darryl Quon
    • Dicker Bonze
    Tadashi Endo
    • Gelehrter I
    Maverick Quek
    • Gelehrter II
    • Director
      • Dennis Gansel
    • Writers
      • Dirk Ahner
      • Andrew Birkin
      • Sebastian Niemann
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Dragons live by the Nazi's standards of racial purity, not allowing half-bloods such as Nepomuk into their city of Sorrowland. In the city, Mrs. Grindtooth teaches racial superiority to the abducted children. Author Michael Ende chose these topics because he has disagreed with this ideology since before World War II.
    • Quotes

      Lukas: You'll become a great explorer.

      Jim Knopf: I rather be an engine driver, just like you.

      Lukas: Engine drivers only follow the tracks that were found by explorers.

    • Crazy credits
      The first closing credits are displayed in a book featuring technical drawings of EMMA and whole Lummerland as well as of other places from the story.
    • Connections
      Followed by Jim Button and the Wild 13 (2020)

    User reviews8

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    8/10

    Great fantasy adventure for children

    Very personal review following:

    My young son loved this movie. He wants to watch it over and over and over... It speaks for the quality of the film that we (his parents) haven't grown completely sick of it yet.

    What I like about the movies is how much it inspires the imagination of my boy. He endlessly wants to play scenes from the movie, calls himself Jim and his father Luke. At first I thought it might be a bit too scary for a 3 year old but he doesn't mind the slightly darker sequences.
    • charlucking
    • Apr 8, 2020
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    • Release date
      • November 8, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • official Facebook page
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Джим Ґудзик і машиніст Лукас
    • Filming locations
      • Studio Babelsberg, Berlin, Germany(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
      • Malao Film
      • Studio Babelsberg
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,783,400
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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