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Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

20186.41h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Dennis Gansel
Written by Michael Ende, Sebastian Niemann, Dirk Ahner
Produced by Christian Becker
Box OfficeBudget: $12.5M0

Top Cast

Henning Baum

Henning Baum

Lukas

Solomon Gordon

Solomon Gordon

Jim Knopf

Annette Frier

Annette Frier

Mrs. Waas

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Uwe Ochsenknecht

King Alfons

Christoph Maria Herbst

Christoph Maria Herbst

Mr. Ärmel

Milan Peschel

Milan Peschel

Tur Tur

Rick Kavanian

Rick Kavanian

Wilde 13 / Pirate

Eden Gough

Eden Gough

Ping Pong

Leighanne Esperanzate

Leighanne Esperanzate

Li Si

Kao Chenmin

Kao Chenmin

Emperor of Mandala

Themes & Keywords

islandadventurerquest

About Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver is a adventure, family, fantasy film released in 2018 exploring themes of island, adventurer, quest. Directed by Dennis Gansel, it stars Henning Baum, Solomon Gordon, Annette Frier. 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.

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