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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a British film of genre Science fiction directed by Terry Gilliam released in USA on 10 march 1989 with John Neville

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
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Released in USA 10 march 1989
Length 2h5
Directed by ,    
Genres Science fiction,    Fantastic,    Comedy,    Fantasy,    Action,    Adventure
Rating70% 3.54843.54843.54843.54843.5484

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 British adventure fantasy comedy film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, and Uma Thurman.

Based on the tall tales about the 18th-century German nobleman Baron Munchausen and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman Empire, the film was critically well-received but was a failure at the box office.

Synopsis

The film begins in an unnamed war-torn European city in the late 18th century (dubbed "The Age of Reason" in an opening caption), where, amid explosions and gunfire from a large Turkish army outside the city gates, a fanciful touring stage production of Baron Munchausen's life and adventures is taking place. Backstage, city official "The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson" reinforces the city's commitment to reason (here meaning uniformity) by ordering the execution of a soldier (Sting in a cameo) who had just accomplished a near-superhuman feat of bravery, claiming that his bravery is demoralizing to other soldiers.

Actors

John Neville

(Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen)
Sarah Polley

(Sally Salt)
Eric Idle

(Desmond / Berthold)
Jonathan Pryce

(The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson)
Oliver Reed

(Vulcan)
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