March 2024
Shooting The NeverEnding Story
This article originally appeared in AC Aug./Sept. 1984 “The world needs a miracle,” said Bernd Eichinger, head of Neue Constantin Productions, as he began work on The NeverEnding Story. With a budget set at $25 million, the largest in German film history, this miracle was about to come true. The “miracle” began with the design of spectacular sets, the full range of sophisticated motion picture and video technologies, and with the experience of a staff of 200 specialists — all gathered at Bavaria Studios in Munich to bring to life the fantastic world of Michael Ende’s worldwide bestseller The NeverEnding Story. I had been offered this project originally in early 1982, while I was working on Das Boot. However, once Das Boot was completed, a...more