Rating: PG
Genre: Fantasy
Theatrical Release: 03/10/1989(USA)
Release Date: 04/08/2008
SubTitles: English/French/Por/Japanese
Dubbed: English/French/Por/Japanese
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 127 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures

Director Terry Gilliam adroitly applies his Monty Python sensibilities upon the "career" of famed German prevaricator Baron von Munchausen. Played herein by John Neville, the baron is seen quelling a war that he himself started, flying into the stratosphere on the back of a cannonball, ballooning to the moon, exploring the innards of a volcano, being swallowed by a whale....In short, all of Munchausen's fabulous lies are here presented as "truth," played out in full view of nonplussed witnesses Eric Idle, Charles McKeown, Jack Purvis, and Sarah Polley. Fringe benefits include several loving medium shots of jaybird-naked Uma Thurman as Boticelli's Venus and an extended unbilled cameo by Robin Williams -- that is, by the head of Robin Williams -- as the King of the Moon. Filmed under considerable duress on a budget eventually exceeding 45 million dollars, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen never quite caught on with moviegoers, though it has enjoyed a lucrative afterlife on videocassette.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
John Neville - Baron Munchausen
Sarah Polley - Sally
Eric Idle - Berthold
Uma Thurman - Venus/Rose
Jonathan Pryce - Horatio Jackson
Oliver Reed - Vulcan
Sting - Heroic Officer
Charles McKeown - Rupert/Adolphus
Winston Dennis - Bill Albrecht
Robin Williams - King of the Moon
Jack Purvis - Gustavus
Jack Purvis - Jeremy
Valentina Cortese - Queen Ariadne/Violet
Bill Paterson - Henry Salt
Peter Jeffrey - The Sultan
Alison Steadman - Daisy
Ray Cooper - Functionary
Andrew Maclachlan - Colonel
Mohamed Salem Badr - Executioner
Kiran Shah - Executioner's Assistant
Ettore Martini - First General
Jose Lifante - Dr. Death

Production:
Terry Gilliam - Director
Thomas Schühly - Producer
Ray Cooper - Co Producer
Michael Kamen - Composer
Peter Hollywood - Editor
Terry Gilliam Charles McKeown - Screen Writer
Francesca Lo Schiavo - Set Designer
Maria Teresa Barbasso - Art Director
Massimo Razzi - Art Director
Irene Lamb - Casting
Margery Simkin - Casting
Giorgio Rossi - Choreography
Pino Penesse - Choreography
Giuseppe Rotunno - Cinematographer
Gabriella Pescucci - Costume Designer
Jake Eberts - Executive Producer
Lee Cleary - First Assistant Director
Michele Soavi - First Assistant Director
David Tomblin - Line Producer
Maggie Weston - Makeup
Dante Ferretti - Production Designer
Rudolph Erich Raspe - Short Story Author
Richard Conway - Special Effects
Tony Smart - Stunts
Stratton Leopold - Supervising Producer
Gottfried Burger - Book Author

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