Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver () is a 2018 German fantasy adventure film directed by Dennis Gansel and produced by Christian Becker. 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. 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)
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