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ERA
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Released 8 years ago.
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Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
2018 1h 49m DE
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6.4
MID
★6.4TMDB · 184
AdventureFamilyFantasy
Synopsis
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A young orphan boy Jim Button, his best friend Luke and a magical steam engine called Emma travel across the world in search of the truth about where Jim came from. Battling pirates and dragons, outsmarting make-believe giants, they must travel through the Forest of a Thousand Wonders, beyond the End of the World to find the hidden Dragon City.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Henning Baum
Lukas
Solomon Gordon
Jim Knopf
Annette Frier
Mrs. Waas
Uwe Ochsenknecht
King Alfons
Christoph Maria Herbst
Mr. Ärmel
Milan Peschel
Tur Tur
Rick Kavanian
Wilde 13 / Pirate
Eden Gough
Ping Pong
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dennis Gansel
- Writers
- Dirk Ahner, Andrew Birkin, Sebastian Niemann
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Jim Button Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Dennis Gansel, shot by Torsten Breuer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Ralf Wengenmayr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Henning Baum and Solomon Gordon and Annette Frier carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3072732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dennis Gansel directs. Torsten Breuer behind the camera. Ralf Wengenmayr scores. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2Part of the "Jim Button Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Directed by Dennis Gansel, shot by Torsten Breuer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Ralf Wengenmayr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Henning Baum and Solomon Gordon and Annette Frier carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt3072732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Torsten Breuer
- Original score
- Ralf Wengenmayr
- Production design
- Matthias Müsse
- Runtime
- 109 min · 1h 49m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $12,500,000
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- 6
Part of
Jim Button Collection
Also by
Dennis Gansel
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- MA
Malao Film
DE
Rat Pack Filmproduktion
DE
Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
DE
Studio Babelsberg
DE
Constantin Film
DE
Key crew
- Line ProducerUlrike Fauth
- StuntsPhong Giang
- ProducerChristian Becker
- Co-ProducerChristoph Fisser
- Executive ProducerDerrick H. Myer
- Executive ProducerMatthias Rosenberger
- Co-ProducerCarl Woebcken
- NovelMichael Ende
- Lighting ArtistSimon Brown
- Second Assistant "B" CameraFriedemann Röse
- Animation DirectorJan Stoltz
- AnimationBelen Sousa Domínguez
- AnimationHartmut Engel
- AnimationHarry Fast
- AnimationPatrick Kern
- AnimationThorsten Kesse
- AnimationDorian Knapp
- AnimationNicola Russi
- AnimationClaudius Urban
- AnimationDaniel S. Yuhlmann
- AnimationStefanie Scheil
- AnimationSebastian Zilius
- AnimationKariem Saleh
- AnimationAlexander Schumann
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- island
- adventurer
- quest
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2018-03-306
Also known as
International titles
- ג'ים בוטן ונהג הקטרIL
- Jim KnopfNL
- Jim Botão e Lucas, o MaquinistaPT
- Jim Knopf & Lukas der LokomotivführerDE
- Jim Bouton et la cité des dragonsFR
- Kuba Guzik na tajemniczym lądziePL
- Jim Knopf & Lukas, der LokomotivführerAT
