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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ()

Münchhausen (original title)
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This lavish, impudent, adult fairy tale takes the viewer from 18th-century Braunschweig to St. Petersburg, Constantinople, Venice, and then to the moon using ingenious special effects, stunning location shooting.
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Baron Münchhausen
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Der Mondmann
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Herzog Karl von Braunschweig
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Freiherr von Hartenfeld
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Sophie von Riedesel
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Fürst Potemkin
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Baronin Münchhausen
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Zarin Katharina II
Waldemar Leitgeb ...
Fürst Grigorij Orlow
Walter Lieck ...
Der Läufer
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Graf Cagliostro
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Prinz Anton Ulrich
Jaspar von Oertzen ...
Graf Lanskoi
Werner Scharf ...
Prinz Francesco d'Este
Armin Schweizer ...
Johann
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Die Mondfrau
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Sultan Abdul-Hamid
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Christian Kuchenreutter
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Louise La Tour
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Casanova
Franz Weber ...
Fürst von Ligne
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Prinzessin Isabella d'Este
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Vater Münchhausen
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Haushofmeister am Petersburger Hof (uncredited)
Jur Arten ...
Mann (uncredited)
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Cagliostros Leibjäger (uncredited)
Louis Brody ...
Servant (uncredited)
Fritz Busch ...
Theaterdirektor (uncredited)
Fanny Cotta ...
Rosalbe Carriera (uncredited)
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Landlord (uncredited)
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Freund von Prinz Francesco (uncredited)
Irene Fischer ...
Marfa (uncredited)
Ilse Fürstenberg ...
Rieke Kuchenreutter (uncredited)
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Gatti (uncredited)
Trude Haefelin ...
Dame (uncredited)
Karl Harbacher ...
The Clock (uncredited)
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Courier (uncredited)
Trude Heess ...
Countess Stroganoff (uncredited)
Maria Hofen ...
Fainting Spectator (uncredited)
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Frau (uncredited)
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Frau (uncredited)
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Yussuf Pascha (uncredited)
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Kapellmeister Graun (uncredited)
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Großwesir (uncredited)
Theodor Michael ...
Leibwedler des Sultans (uncredited)
Luise Morland ...
(uncredited)
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Bellydancer / Slave (uncredited)
Karl-Heinz Peters ...
François Blanchard (uncredited)
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Selim - Eunuch (uncredited)
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Count Kobenzl (uncredited)
Yelena Polevitskaya ...
Countess Daschkin (uncredited)
Erik Radolf ...
Husarenoffizier (uncredited)
Paul Rehkopf ...
Förster (uncredited)
Ernst Albert Schaach ...
De Ségur (uncredited)
Franz Schafheitlin ...
Doge (uncredited)
Franz Stein ...
Leibjäger Rösemeyer (uncredited)
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Sir Fitzherbert (uncredited)
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Kanzler Panin (uncredited)
Helene von Schmithberg ...
Dame (uncredited)
Aruth Wartan ...
Pugatschew (uncredited)
Hanns Waschatko ...
Herr im Diplomatenrock (uncredited)
Meta Weber ...
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Ewald Wenck ...
Vorhangzieher Methfessel (uncredited)

Directed by

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Josef von Báky

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Gottfried August Bürger ... (book) (uncredited)
 
Erich Kästner ... (script & dialogue) (uncredited)
 
Rudolph Erich Raspe ... (stories) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Eberhard Schmidt ... producer

Music by

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Georg Haentzschel

Cinematography by

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Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Werner Krien

Editing by

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Milo Harbich ... (uncredited)
Walter Wischniewsky ... (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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Andreas Lautil ... colorist

Casting By

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Jobst von Reiht-Zanthier

Production Design by

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Otto Gülstorff
Emil Hasler

Art Direction by

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Werner Klein

Costume Design by

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Manon Hahn

Production Management

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Veit Massary ... unit manager

Sound Department

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Thomas Orthofer ... sound restorer
Erich Schmidt ... sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Gerhard Huttula ... special effects
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet ... special effects
Ernst Kunstmann ... special effects
Theo Nischwitz ... special effects

Stunts

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Hermann Stetza ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Heinz Schimmelpfennig ... assistant camera
Yuon Ling Tschang ... camera operator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Fritz Thiery ... dialogue director

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Also Known As
  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (United States)
  • Les aventures fantastiques du Baron Munchhausen (France)
  • Las aventuras del barón Munchhausen (Spain)
  • ほら男爵の冒険（1942） (Japan, Japanese title)
  • The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Muenchhausen
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  • 110 min
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Trivia Writer Erich Kästner is widely reported to be billed as "Berthold Bürger" on this film, but there is in fact no writing credit at all. Kästner was a banned author in Nazi Germany and his books were among those burnt in 1933, which was the reason for the lack of writing credit here. Joseph Goebbels gave Kästner only a special permission to write a script, on which the author was actually named as Berthold Bürger. However he also give instruction to the German press never to mention the real author of the script nor to mention the name Berthold Bürger. Therefore no writing credits in the movie was used. See more »
Goofs Sophia's "beauty spots" disappear and reappear during the opening scenes of the film. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Frozen Flashes (1967). See more »
Quotes Doge: I'm glad the balloon is to launch in Venice -- it will advance the cause of science, and provide entertainment for the people. The art of the statesman is, by doing one thing, to achieve two goals.
François Blanchard: I serve only science, your Excellency.
Doge: Of course, it's best for you to believe that. Let no one convince you otherwise.
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