Biography
Michael Ende was a German writer of fantasy and children's fiction. He is best known for his epic fantasy The Neverending Story; other famous works include Momo and Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer (Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver). His works have been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 35 million copies, and adapted as motion pictures, stage plays, operas and audio books. Ende is one of the most popular and famous German authors of the 20th century, mostly due to the enormous success of his children's fiction. He was not strictly a children's writer, however, as he wrote books for adults too. Ende's writing could be described as a surreal mixture of reality and fantasy.
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
7
Acting credits
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Directing
24
Writing
5
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
- 1
4,430 votesThe NeverEnding Story
1984 · movie
- 2
895 votesThe NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
1990 · movie
- 3
431 votesThe NeverEnding Story III
1994 · movie
- 4
181 votesJim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
2018 · movie
- 5
96 votesMomo
2001 · movie
- 6
78 votesMomo
1986 · movie
- 7
63 votesJim Button and the Wild 13
2020 · movie
- 8
34 votesMomo
2025 · movie
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