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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)

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Average Rating: 7.2/10
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Bursting with Terry Gilliam's typically imaginative flourishes, this story of a possibly deranged Baron recounting his storied life is a flamboyant and witty visual treat.

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Bursting with Terry Gilliam's typically imaginative flourishes, this story of a possibly deranged Baron recounting his storied life is a flamboyant and witty visual treat.

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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

PG, 2 hr. 7 min.

Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Terry Gilliam

Written By: Charles McKeown

On DVD: May 26, 1998

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Cast

John Neville
Baron Munchausen
Sarah Polley
Sally
Eric Idle
Berthold
Jonathan Pryce
Horatio Jackson
Uma Thurman
Venus/Rose
Oliver Reed
Vulcan
Charles McKeown
Rupert/Adolphus
Sting
Heroic Officer
Winston Dennis
Bill Albrecht
Robin Williams
King of the Moon
Jack Purvis
Gustavus, 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
Jos� Lifante
Dr. Death
Franco Adducci
Treasurer
Tony Smart
Gunner
Don Henderson
Commander

Critic Reviews for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

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...probably the purest expression of Gilliam's Rococo imagination...

April 10, 2008 Full Review Source: Film.com

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Mark Bourne

Film.com

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Like many of Gilliam's cerebral, impish films, Munchausen toes the line between rationality and fantasy, gleefully incorporating both into the same story.

October 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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Christopher Lloyd

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Visual treat is too bawdy for young fantasy fans.

December 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nancy Davis Kho

Common Sense Media

The celebration of storytelling and the magic of fantasy is not really a kids film... but the whimsical treat does capture the spirit of innocent wonder, even with the nightmare ripples.

May 3, 2008 Full Review Source: MSN.com

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Sean Axmaker

MSN.com

Visual treat is too bawdy for young fantasy fans.

April 17, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Charles Cassady

Common Sense Media

Like its hero, extraordinary in every way. [Blu-Ray review]

April 9, 2008 Comment

Peter Canavese

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A gaudy chimera with no other reason for its existence than to be flamboyant to no great end.

April 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

See the Baron dance with Venus! See a man outrun a speeding bullet! See the beautiful, mad fiasco that is The Adventures of Baron Munchausen%u2014see it if you dare!

March 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

Making your way through the film is like eating an entire beautifully sculpted wedding cake.

March 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

Despite a second-act sag, the visuals make The Adventures of Baron Munchausen a worthwhile film.

March 30, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

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I found this entertaining, amusing, and often rather charming. The sets and costumes are beautiful. The moon segment is the most surreal part in my opinion, and Robin Williams might be too much for some people. Overall though it managed to hold my interest for the full 2 hours rather easily, and it's a film I would

July 9, 2010