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Mio in the Land of Faraway
Mio in the Land of Faraway

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...

Genres

AdventureDramaFantasyFamilyMystery

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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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Budget

$7200000

Revenue

$2300000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

5.961/10

Release Date

01 July 1987

Country

Norway

Cast

Nick Pickard

Nick Pickard

Mio / Bosse

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Jum-Jum / Benke

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

The King

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Kato

Susannah York

Susannah York

The Weaver Woman

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Sverre Anker Ousdal

The Swordmaker

Gunilla Nyroos

Gunilla Nyroos

Aunt Edna

Igor Yasulovich

Igor Yasulovich

Eno / Carpetbeater

Lyubov Germanova

Lyubov Germanova

Jum-Jum's Mother

Linn Stokke

Linn Stokke

Mrs. Lundin

Geoffrey Staines

Geoffrey Staines

The Spirit

Andrei Petrov

Andrei Petrov

Jiri

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