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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 fantasy adventure film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, Jonathan Pryce and Valentina Cortese.
The lead character Baron Munchausen is loosely based on a real baron, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen (1720–1797, German pronunciation: [ˈmʏnç(h)aʊzən]). The fictionalized character was created by Rudolf Erich Raspe. [4] The novel was the basis of the 1988 film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. [5]
Baron Munchausen (/ ˈ m ʌ n tʃ aʊ z ən, ˈ m ʊ n tʃ-/; [1] [2] [a] German: [ˈmʏnçˌhaʊzn̩]) is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia.
Munchausen's adventures are calmer and more predictable than most surprises. In a far away fairytale kingdom, the land's prosperity and happiness is provided by a magical gem. When a would-be ...
The Baron Munchausen tales were made famous when they were 'borrowed', translated into German, and embellished somewhat by Gottfried August Bürger in 1786—and have been among the favourite reading of subsequent generations, as well as the basis of several films, including Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen inspired by the ...
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen; B. Baron Munchausen's Dream; Baron Munchausen's Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia; Baron Prášil (film)