A fantasy about the lonely boy who is transferred from his dull life with his adoptive parents to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, ...
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Title: Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
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| Nick Pickard | ... | Mio / Bosse (as Nicholas Pickard) | |
| Christian Bale | ... | Jum-Jum / Benke | |
| Timothy Bottoms | ... | The King | |
| Susannah York | ... | The Weaver Woman | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Kato | |
| Sverre Anker Ousdal | ... | The Swordmaker | |
| Igor Yasulovich | ... | Eno / Carpetbeater (as Igor Isulovitch) | |
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Gunilla Nyroos | ... | Aunt Edna |
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Linn Stokke | ... | Mrs. Lundin |
| Stig Engström | ... | Benke's Father | |
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Geoffrey Staines | ... | The Spirit |
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Lyubov Germanova | ... | Jum-Jum's Mother (as Lubov Germanova) |
| Andrei Petrov | ... | Jiri | |
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Andrey Sergeev | ... | Nonno |
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Denis Bodrov | ... | Lollo |
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A fantasy about the lonely boy who is transferred from his dull life with his adoptive parents to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy the evil Knight Kato. Written by <ca@mn.medstroms.se>
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They're two best friends, a million miles from home. On an incredible adventure, beyond the boundaries of space and time. In a place called...The Land of Faraway.Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
May 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
SEK55,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Nordisk Tonefilm International, Kinostudiya imeni M. Gorkogo, Norway Film Development See more »
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Mio: But what about you?
Jum-Jum: I'm staying here. There is only one cape.
Mio: And only one friend. If we are to die, we shall die together.
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The Chernobyl power plant disaster occurred when this movie was being shot. The crew evacuated the area completely, but came back to shoot the next month. They had numerous Geiger counters set throughout the shoot to monitor radiation levels. See more »Quotes
Jum-Jum: Use the cape! It will make you invisible to the guards, you can sneak by seven times seven guards and gates and get out of here!Mio: But what about you?
Jum-Jum: I'm staying here. There is only one cape.
Mio: And only one friend. If we are to die, we shall die together.
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I have no idea why previous comment said that this movie is bad, bad, bad... I believe it has a lot better plot then lots of late American kids movies. I absolutely love this movie. I have seen it when I was just a teenager and now I have found it again. I used to relate myself to it and imagine that the Spirit will someday come for me too... What an imaginative kid I was!!! Nowadays I have two kids myself and am sure they will enjoy watching it too.
I couldn't believe that it was so expensive to purchase since it is out of print for 5 years, but my husband had spoiled me this Christmas, after hearing my nostalgic story. :)