The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
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Product Details: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
- Edition:
- DVD 20th Anniversary Edition; 2-Disc Set. See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Release Date:
- 04/08/2008
- UPC:
- 043396191747
- Directed by:
- Terry Gilliam
- Featuring:
- John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley. See all cast
Synopsis: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
Synopis: In TIME BANDITS, director Terry Gilliam told a fantastical story filled with heroes and villains seen through the eyes of a small boy. In BRAZIL, Gilliam focused on a fantasy world created by a young man trapped in a totalitarian state. And now, with THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, Gilliam tells the legend of an old man who has lived a fairy-tale life. In the late 18th century, the Age of Reason has no room for fantasy. In a town besieged by murderous enemies, a traveling company is putting on a stage show about the apocryphal Baron Munchausen, who, with his motley crew of servants, supposedly circled the globe and the universe, following each bizarre adventure with one even more strange and ludicrous. But then a man appears at the theater claiming to be the real Baron, and to prove it, he goes off on one final journey to save the town, chased all along the way by the winged specter of death.Gilliam never met an epic spectacle he didn't like. MUNCHAUSEN is loaded with brilliant set pieces, including spinning heads on the moon and a giant Botticelli clamshell in the bottom of a hellish volcano. Gilliam has assembled a stellar cast, including John Neville as the Baron, Oliver Reed as Vulcan, Jonathan Pryce (BRAZIL), Jack Purvis (Wally in TIME BANDITS), Robin Williams (credited as Ray D. Tutto), Eric Idle (who contributes "The Torturer's Apprentice" with Michael Kamen to the soundtrack), Charles McKeown (LIFE OF BRIAN), a cameo by Sting, and early appearances by Sarah Polley (as young Sally Salt) and Uma Thurman. Gilliam's special effects bonanza is a modern retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ, a fabulous adventure filled with daring feats, preposterous nonsense, danger galore, and the overall belief that a world without fantasy is a sad world indeed.Features: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
Features: DVD Features:2-Disc Set
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Japanese, Portuguese
Subtitles - English, French, Japanese, Portuguese - Optional
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
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User Reviews: Adventures of Baron Munchausen
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excellent comedy fantasy for all ages
, January 17, 2001The lovely little Sara Polley gives this film an immediate identification for all children, and the the ravishing Uma Thurman does the same for their elders (men of course!) Very well done -
Best fantasy film ever - period!
, November 21, 2000Reviewer:
A Yahoo! User - See all A Yahoo! User's reviews You can barely go wrong with any of Terry Gilliam's movies. If you like this film try all of his movies.
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