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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.
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.
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 Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a multi-player storytelling/tabletop role-playing game [1] based on stories about Baron Munchausen.The book, illustrated with artwork by Gustave Doré, begins with a preface supposedly written by the grandfather of game creator James Wallis, who apparently had learned the rules of the game directly from Baron Munchausen. [2]
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]
Münchhausen or Munchausen may refer to: Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen (1720–1797) a German nobleman whose adventurous life was later fictionalized in literature and film Münchhausen [ de ] , a German noble family
The Baron's wife begs him to flee, as he usually does when his escapades get out of control, upset that he has confessed the truth. The Baron refuses to go, and instead, he revokes Cagliostro's gift. He immediately ages to match the advanced years of his wife.
Pages in category "Baron Munchausen" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... The Adventures of Baron Munchausen; B. Baron Munchausen's Dream;