Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
Short description
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver is a fantasy adventure about a boy who arrives as a baby in a package on a small island. After growing up, Jim joins a train driver named Lukas and their locomotive, Emma, on a journey away from their home. Their travels lead them through magical lands where they encounter pirates and dragons, eventually seeking the Dragon City to rescue a kidnapped princess and discover the truth about Jim's origins.
The film was directed by Dennis Gansel and was released in 2018. It follows six previous projects by the director, including Mechanic: Resurrection, and precedes three more. The cast features Solomon Gordon as Jim Knopf and Henning Baum as Lukas, with supporting roles played by Annette Frier, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Christoph Maria Herbst, and Milan Peschel.
Produced in Germany by companies such as Studio Babelsberg and Constantin Film, the movie had a budget of 13 million USD. Audience reception is similar across platforms, with a rating of 6.3/10 on IMDb based on 3,100 votes and a score of 6.4/10 on TMDB from 183 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- This is not shown in the film, but in the novel of the same name (1960), Jim refuses to learn to read and write. This was also the case with the author himself, Michael Ende (1929-1995), who was once forced to learn to read and write under the Nazi regime.
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