| The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| John Neville |
Baron Munchausen
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| Eric Idle |
Berthold
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| Sarah Polley |
Sally Salt
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| Jonathan Pryce |
Horatio Jackson
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| Oliver Reed |
Vulcan
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| Charles McKeown |
Rupert/Adolphus
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| Robin Williams |
King of the Moon
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| Winston Dennis |
Bill Albrecht
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| Jack Purvis |
Gustavus
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| Valentina Cortese |
Queen Ariadne/Violet
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| Bill Paterson |
Henry Salt
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| Mohamed Badrsalem |
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| Ray Cooper (II) |
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| Plot |
| 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 Moon King. Filmed under considerable duress on a budget eventually exceeding $45 million, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen never quite caught on with moviegoers, though it has enjoyed a lucrative afterlife on videocassette. — Hal Erickson |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Adventure; Comedy; Family; Fantasy |
| Director |
Terry Gilliam |
| Producer |
Thomas Schuhly |
| Writer |
Gottfried August Buerger; Terry Gilliam; Rudolph Erich Raspe; Gottfried August Bürger |
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| Studio |
Columbia Pictures |
| Country |
UK
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG |
| Running Time |
126 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
3/10/1989 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
114 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
9/18/2003 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.85:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
043396769892 |
| Chapters |
28 |
| Release Date |
1999 |
| Subtitles |
Chinese; English; Korean; Portuguese; Spanish; Thai |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen |
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