Barret Oliver played Bastian in The NeverEnding Story and appeared in Cocoon and D.A.R.Y.L. as a child. He stopped acting in his teens and became a photographer specialising in nineteenth century printing processes, publishing a book on the dry plate era, which is an unusual second career.
Barret OliverThe NeverEnding Story is the rare children's film that takes children seriously as readers. The script is based on Michael.
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