Mio in the Land of Faraway

"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..."

1987

1h 39m

6.0(88 votes)

Adventure

Drama

Fantasy

Family

Mystery

Overview

Under the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent 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.

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Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Nick Pickard

Mio / Bosse

Acting

Christian Bale

Jum-Jum / Benke

Acting

Timothy Bottoms

The King

Acting

Christopher Lee

Kato

Acting

Susannah York

The Weaver Woman

Acting

Sverre Anker Ousdal

The Swordmaker

Acting

Gunilla Nyroos

Aunt Edna

Acting

Игорь Ясулович

Eno / Carpetbeater

Acting

Любовь Германова

Jum-Jum's Mother

Acting

Linn Stokke

Mrs. Lundin

Acting

Geoffrey Staines

The Spirit

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Андрей Петров

Jiri

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