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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. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

During the "Age of Reason" of the late 18th century, the Turkish army lays siege to a European city where a theater production about the extraordinary heroics of famed German aristocrat Baron Münchhausen is underway. A man steps forward to object that the performance is full of inaccuracies, claiming that he is the real Baron Münchhausen (John Neville). When the Turkish army approaches with gunfire, the baron undertakes his latest adventure with his promise to defend the city.
  • Rating:
    PG
  • Genre:
    fantasy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Terry Gilliam
  • Producer:
    Thomas Schühly
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $8.6M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Allied Filmmakers, Columbia Pictures Corporation
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Stereo

Cast & Crew

John Neville
Baron Munchausen
Eric Idle
Desmond, Berthold
Sarah Polley
Sally Salt
Oliver Reed
Vulcan
Charles McKeown
Rupert, Adolphus
Winston Dennis
Bill, Albrecht
Jack Purvis
Jeremy, Gustavus
Valentina Cortese
Queen Ariadne, Violet
Jonathan Pryce
The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
Bill Paterson
Henry Salt
Terry Gilliam
Director
Jake Eberts
Executive Producer
Thomas Schühly
Producer
Eric Idle
Original Music
Michael Kamen
Original Music
Giuseppe Rotunno
Cinematographer
Peter Hollywood
Film Editor
Francesco Cinieri
Casting
Irene Lamb
Casting
Margery Simkin
Casting
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Critic Reviews for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

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  • The sheer volume and invention of Gilliam's visual largess sets him apart, and his wit operates for the most part at a dangerously sophisticated level.

    November 15, 2013 | Full Review…

    Sheila Benson

    Los Angeles Times

  • One of the most voluptuously beautiful films ever imagined, Munchausen naturally assumes that surrealism is preferable, that through make-believe we find the way to true beliefs.

    November 15, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Carrie Rickey

    Philadelphia Inquirer

  • A lavish fairy tale for bright children of all ages.

    November 15, 2013 | Full Review…

    Richard Corliss

    TIME Magazine

  • The king is completely out-of-control, and so was Gilliam in making this film. Neither has much of a sense of proportion, but both are hard to ignore.

    November 15, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Jay Boyar

    Orlando Sentinel

  • There is much to see on this journey, all of it presented in the abundant, deep-focus detail that is Gilliam's visual trademark.

    November 15, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Dave Kehr

    Chicago Tribune

  • A fitting final installment in Terry Gilliam's trilogy begun with Time Bandits and continued with Brazil.

    October 18, 2008 | Full Review…

    Variety Staff

    Variety
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