The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Theatrical release poster by Lucinda Cowell
Directed byTerry Gilliam
Written by
Produced byThomas Schühly
Starring
CinematographyGiuseppe Rotunno
Edited byPeter Hollywood
Music byMichael Kamen
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 8 December 1988 (1988-12-08) (West Germany)
  • 10 March 1989 (1989-03-10) (United States)
  • 17 March 1989 (1989-03-17) (United Kingdom)
Running time
126 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • West Germany
LanguageEnglish
Budget$46.6 million[3]
Box office$8.1 million[3]

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. An international co-production of the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany,[4] the film is based on the tall tales of the 18th-century German nobleman, Baron Munchausen, and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman Empire.

The film was a box office bomb, grossing only $8 million domestically and losing millions for Columbia Pictures. Despite this, it received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects.

  1. ^ "Die Abenteuer des Baron von Munchausen". filmportal.de. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 12 December 1988. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2017.