---
title: 'Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dennis Gansel'
released: '2018-03-29'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jim-button-and-luke-the-engine-driver-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3072732/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)

2018 · 110 min · Adventure, Family · Germany

Original title: Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dennis Gansel](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-gansel)
- **Screenplay:** [Sebastian Niemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastian-niemann), [Andrew Birkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-birkin), [Dirk Ahner](https://cinepixo.com/people/dirk-ahner), [James V. Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-v-hart)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ralf Wengenmayr](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralf-wengenmayr)
- **Producer:** [Christian Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-becker)
- **Director of Photography:** [Torsten Breuer](https://cinepixo.com/people/torsten-breuer)
- **Editor:** [Ueli Christen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ueli-christen)

## Cast

- [Christoph Maria Herbst](https://cinepixo.com/people/christoph-maria-herbst)
- [Rick Kavanian](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-kavanian)
- [Solomon Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/solomon-gordon)
- [Milan Peschel](https://cinepixo.com/people/milan-peschel) as make-believe giant
- [Leighanne Esperanzate](https://cinepixo.com/people/leighanne-esperanzate)
- [Volker Zack](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-zack)
- [Annette Frier](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-frier)
- [Uwe Ochsenknecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/uwe-ochsenknecht)

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