Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (film)
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Directed byDennis Gansel
Screenplay byAndrew Birkin
Dirk Ahner
Sebastian Niemann
Dirk Ahner
Sebastian Niemann
Produced byChristian Becker
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| Directed by | Dennis Gansel |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Birkin Dirk Ahner Sebastian Niemann |
| Based on | Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver by Michael Ende |
| Produced by | Christian Becker |
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| Cinematography | Torsten Breuer |
| Edited by | Ueli Christen |
| Music by | Ralf Wengenmayr |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $12.7 million[2] |
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (German: Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer) is a 2018 German fantasy adventure film directed by Dennis Gansel and produced by Christian Becker.[3] It is an adaptation of the 1960 children's book by Michael Ende. It stars Solomon Gordon as Jim Button and Henning Baum as Luke the Engine Driver.
The film was released in Germany on 29 March 2018 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $12.7 million at the box office.[4][5][2] A sequel based on the second book, Jim Button and the Wild 13, was released in 2020.