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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 budget for the film allowed von Báky and his production staff nearly limitless opportunities to display the superlative nature of Kästner's vision of Baron von Münchhausen. The dinner scene that is set in the Russian palace featured real gold and silver tableware as well as Meissen porcelain on loan from museums, and was protected by SS ...
Another Soviet animated version was produced as a series of short films, Munchausen's Adventures, in 1973 and 1974. [122] The French animator Jean Image filmed The Fabulous Adventures of the Legendary Baron Munchausen in 1979, [110] and followed it with a 1984 sequel, Moon Madness. [123]
Pages in category "Films based on Baron Munchausen's Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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 film historian Peter Hames described Baron Prášil as "perhaps [Zeman's] finest film." [8] When the film was screened at the British Film Institute in the 1980s, it served as an influence for Terry Gilliam, who was then making his own version of the Munchausen stories, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. [9] According to Gilliam:
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]
Jack Purvis (13 July 1937 – 21 November 1997) was a British film actor. Purvis had dwarfism, and at 4 feet 2 inches (1.27 m) [1] was mainly cast in roles requiring actors of short stature. He appeared in three of director Terry Gilliam's early fantasy films, with significant roles in Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.