Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (film)

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dennis Gansel
Screenplay by	Ueli Christen
Based on	Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver; by Michael Ende
Produced by	Christian Becker
Starring	Henning Baum; Solomon Gordon; Annette Frier; Milan Peschel; Uwe Ochsenknecht; Christoph Maria Herbst;
Cinematography	Torsten Breuer
Edited by	Ueli Christen
Production; companies	Rat Pack Filmproduktion ; Malao Film; Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	29 March 2018;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German
Box office	$12.7 million

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.

Plot

Cast

Solomon Gordon as Jim Button (voiced by Finn Posthumus)
Henning Baum as Luke the Engine Driver
Annette Frier as Mrs. Whaat
Milan Peschel as Mr. Tur Tur
Uwe Ochsenknecht as King Alfred the Quarter-to-Twelfth
Christoph Maria Herbst as Mr. Sleeve
Leighanne Esperanzate as Princess Li Si (voiced by Hedda Erlebach)
Kao Chenmin as Emperor of Mandala (voiced by Fred Maire)
Judy Winter as Mrs. Grindtooth (voice)
Michael "Bully" Herbig as Nepomuk (voice)
Eden Gough as Ping Pong (voiced by Franz Hagn)
Ozzie Yue as Pa Po
Reiner Schöne as Grimbart (voice)
Rick Kavanian as The Wild 13
Thomas Fritsch as Narrator (voice)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer". Film Database (in German). Youth Media Commission [de]. n.d. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ Riepe, Manfred (23 March 2018). "Kritik zu Jim Knopf & Lukas der Lokomotivführer". epd Film (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ Kaever, Oliver (30 March 2018). "Lummerland ist abgebrannt". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

[filmportal-1] "Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2025.

[BOM-2] "Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[3] "Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer". Film Database (in German). Youth Media Commission [de]. n.d. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[4] Riepe, Manfred (23 March 2018). "Kritik zu Jim Knopf & Lukas der Lokomotivführer". epd Film (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[5] Kaever, Oliver (30 March 2018). "Lummerland ist abgebrannt". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2024.

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