
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
7.0|7 Dec, 1988|126 min
Remarkable. Unbelievable. Impossible. And true.
7.0|7 Dec, 1988|126 min
Released
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An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
Language
Budget$46,630,000
Revenue $8,083,123
English
Budget$46,630,000
Revenue $8,083,123
Keywords
monster
moon
based on novel or book
surreal
hot air balloon
satire
baron
steampunk
european
roman mythology
eccentricity
irreverent
lighthearted
absurd
preposterous
Casts

John Neville
Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von 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

Peter Jeffrey
Sultan

Uma Thurman
Venus / Rose

Alison Steadman
Daisy

Ray Cooper
Functionary

Don Henderson
Commander

Robin Williams
King of the Moon

Sting
Heroic Officer

Andrew MacLachlan
Colonel

José Lifante
Dr. Death
Mohamed Badrsalem
Executioner

Kiran Shah
Executioner's Assistant
Franco Adducci
Treasurer

Ettore Martini
First General
Antonio Pistillo
Second General
Michael Polley
Gunner
Tony Smart
Gunner

Laura Lieblein Adam
Theatergoer (uncredited)

Calogero Azzaretto
Pirate (uncredited)

Angelo Casadei
Citizen (uncredited)

Martin Dansky
German Noble (uncredited)

Terry Gilliam
Irritating Singer Inside Fish (uncredited)

Alba Maiolini
Citizen (uncredited)

Franca Scagnetti
Citizen (uncredited)

Luciano Zanussi
Citizen (uncredited)
Crews

Charles McKeown
Screenplay

Terry Gilliam
Director

Terry Gilliam
Screenplay

Gottfried August Bürger
Novel
Rudolph Erich Raspe
Novel

Francesca Lo Schiavo
Set Decoration

Dante Ferretti
Production Design
Nikki Clapp
Script Supervisor

Margery Simkin
Casting
Irene Lamb
Casting

Thomas Schühly
Producer
Peter Hollywood
Editor
Francesco Cinieri
Casting

Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography

Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design

Michael Kamen
Orchestrator

Michael Kamen
Original Music Composer

Michael Kamen
Conductor

Chris Corbould
Special Effects Technician

Nazzareno Piana
Set Designer

Jake Eberts
Executive Producer
David Tomblin
Line Producer
Stratton Leopold
Supervising Producer

Ray Cooper
Co-Producer
Maggie Weston
Makeup Designer
Maggie Weston
Hair Designer
Fabrizio Sforza
Makeup Designer
Massimo Razzi
Supervising Art Director
Maria Teresa Barbasso
Art Direction
Arthur Tarry
Production Controller
Joyce Herlihy
Production Executive
Robert Gordon Edwards
Executive In Charge Of Production
Mario Pisani
Production Supervisor
Francisco Molero
Production Manager
Pino Butti
Production Manager
Vittorio Fornasiero
Unit Manager
Fernando Marquerie
Unit Manager
John Cozzo
First Assistant Director
Lee Cleary
First Assistant Director
Luca Lachin
Assistant Director

José Luis Escolar
Assistant Director
Nancy Rubin Levin
Production Coordinator
Susana Prieto
Production Coordinator
Gail Samuelson
Production Coordinator
Daniela Edelburg
Producer's Assistant
Lisa Dasteel
Production Secretary
Jan Green
Dialogue Coach

Franco Bruni
Camera Operator
Gianmaria Majorana
First Assistant Camera
Daniele Cimini
Second Assistant Camera

Giovanni Piperno
Second Assistant Camera
Aldo Colanzi
Key Grip
Ian Kelly
Video Assist Operator
Frank Jahn
Production Sound Mixer
Raymond Meyer
Boom Operator
Günther Ruckdeschel
Boom Operator
Giorgio Giovannini
Art Direction

Nazzareno Piana
Art Direction
Sante Barelli
Painter
Giovanni Passanisi
Assistant Set Decoration
Atos Mastrogirolamo
Assistant Set Decoration
Gianni Fiumi
Property Master
Charles Torbett
Property Master
Bruno Tempera
Property Buyer
Pam Meager
Makeup Artist
Pam Meager
Hairstylist
Jole Cecchini
Hair Supervisor
Giancarlo Marin
Hairdresser
Carla Indoni
Hairdresser
Elisabetta De Leonardis
Hairdresser
Antonio Maltempo
Makeup Artist
Enrico Iacoponi
Makeup Artist
Alfredo Tiberi
Makeup Artist
Gino Tamagnini
Makeup Artist
Cristina De Rossi
Makeup Artist
Carlo Poggioli
Assistant Costume Designer
Alberto Spiazzi
Assistant Costume Designer
Alfonsina Lettieri
Assistant Costume Designer
Gregorio Simili
Wardrobe Master
Irene Santar
Wardrobe Master
Celeste Franzi
Wardrobe Assistant
Enzo Sisti
Accountant
Santiago de Benito
Accountant
Pauline Granby
Assistant Accountant
Alberto De Stefani
Assistant Accountant
Carla Zacchia
Assistant Accountant
Luidi Camac
Assistant Accountant
Leandro Muslera
Assistant Accountant
Maria Fiorito
Assistant Accountant
Chris Blunden
Associate Editor
Brian Mann
Visual Effects Editor
Peter Pennell
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Conway
Visual Effects
Colin Miller
Sound Editor
Peter Horrocks
Sound Editor
Bob Risk
Sound Editor
Rusty Coppleman
Sound Editor
Steven Maguire
Assistant Editor
Ben Palmer
Assistant Editor
Martyn Robinson
Assistant Editor
Natalie Baker
Assistant Editor
Stefna Smal
Assistant Editor
Bill Barringer
Assistant Editor
Christine Newell
Assistant Editor
Mick Monks
Assistant Editor
Graham V. Hartstone
ADR Mixer
Nicolas Le Messurier
ADR Mixer
Michael A. Carter
ADR Mixer
Adriano Pischiutta
Special Effects Supervisor
Antonio Parra
Special Effects Supervisor
Fausto Baldinelli
Special Effects Technician
Luigi Battestelli
Special Effects Technician
Michele Borea
Special Effects Technician
Beniamino Carozza
Special Effects Technician
Marcello Coccia
Special Effects Technician
Marino Erca
Special Effects Technician
Gianni Indovino
Special Effects Technician
Giancarlo Mancini
Special Effects Technician
Massimo Nespoli
Special Effects Technician
Duilio Olmi
Special Effects Technician
Claudio Savassi
Special Effects Technician
Simon Weisse
Special Effects Technician
Norman Baillie
Special Effects Technician
Christopher Cobould
Special Effects Technician
Peter Davey
Special Effects Technician
Jamie Courtier
Special Effects Technician
Martin Gant
Special Effects Technician
Steve Hamilton
Special Effects Technician
Bob Hollow
Special Effects Technician
Brian Lince
Special Effects Technician
Dave McCall
Special Effects Technician
Tim Willis
Special Effects Technician
Tony Smart
Stunt Coordinator
Riccardo Mioni
Stunt Coordinator
Tony Smart
Animal Wrangler
Billy Horrigan
Stunts
Leslie Maryon
Stunts
Riccardo Cruz Moral
Stunts
Dinny Powell
Stunts

Angelo Ragusa
Stunts

Kiran Shah
Stunts
Jesús Riarán
Stunts
Pino Penesse
Choreographer
Giorgio Rossi
Choreographer
Eugene Rizzo
Unit Publicist
Klaus Schühly
Unit Publicist
Grady Clarkson
Unit Publicist

Francesco Bellomo
Still Photographer
Sergio Strizzi
Still Photographer
Riccardo Spada
Production Assistant
Claudio Corbucci
Production Assistant
Manolo Garcia
Production Assistant
Gonzalo Jiménez
Production Assistant
Yolanda Marquerie
Production Secretary
Massimiliano Mazzini
Production Runner
Tino Torrescusa
Production Runner
Remo Ubertini
Transportation Coordinator
Francisco Ardura
Transportation Coordinator
Renato Sardini
Gaffer
Giuseppe Bertucci
Electrician
Massimo Bertucci
Electrician
Mario Bramucci
Electrician
Giuseppe Fabrizi
Electrician
Claudio Frollano
Electrician
Gianni Gentili
Electrician
Ignazio Maccarone
Electrician
Luciano Marocchi
Electrician
Giorgio Pasqualini
Electrician
Francesco Quattrone
Electrician
Luigi Sergianni
Construction Manager
Ramón Moya
Construction Manager
Filomeno Crisara
Sculptor
Gianni Gianese
Sculptor
Salvatore Placenti
Sculptor
Christopher Brooks
Music Editor
Fiachra Trench
Orchestrator
John Fiddy
Orchestrator
Alan Arnold
Orchestrator
Ed Shearmur
Orchestrator
Rick Wentworth
Orchestrator
Michael Kaman
Music Producer

Ray Cooper
Music Producer
Doug Ferris
Matte Painter
Joy Cuff
Matte Painter
Bob Cuff
Matte Painter
Leigh Took
Matte Painter
Chris Allies
Title Graphics

Michele Soavi
Second Unit Director
Caterina Ventura
Assistant Director
Javier Chinchilla
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Javier Balaguer
Second Assistant Director

Manuel Zarzo
Third Assistant Director
Yuyi Beringola
Script Supervisor
Giorgio Russo
Production Manager
Pepe Panero
Second Unit Location Manager
Paolo Merosi
Production Assistant
Doriana Bonora
Production Secretary
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
Second Unit Director of Photography
Roberto Marsigli
Assistant Camera
Umberto Lucigna
Assistant Camera

Giovanni Piperno
Video Assist Operator
Fernanda Perez
Makeup Artist
Jose Perez
Makeup Artist
Manuel Martin Gonzalez
Makeup Artist
Alicia Regueiro
Hairstylist
Martín Díaz
Wardrobe Master
Gianni Doddi
Wardrobe Master
Manolo Gómez
Special Effects Technician
Spartaco Sardini
Gaffer
Elio Bosi
Key Grip
Eduardo Garcia
Stunts
José García
Stunts
Paquito Gómez
Stunts
Luis Gutiérrez
Stunts
Mario Salvador
Stunts
Camilo Vila Novoa
Stunts

Roger Pratt
Additional Director of Photography
Graham Martyr
Clapper Loader
Peter Butler
Grip
Michael Lamont
Art Direction
Ken Court
Art Direction
Mark Harris
Assistant Art Director
Dennis Bosher
Draughtsman

Neil Lamont
Draughtsman
Tony Greaysmark
Construction Manager
Peter Williams
Construction Manager
Keith Horsley
Art Department Assistant
Martin Gant
Modelling Supervisor
Lezlie Wheeler
Special Effects Technician
Frank Guiney
Special Effects Technician
Stephen Onions
Animatronics Designer
Jamie Courtier
Animatronics Designer
Ian Whittaker
Animatronics Designer
Jim Machin
Modeling
Brian Cole
Modeling
Keith Short
Sculptor
John Blakely
Sculptor
Robert Walker
Decorator
illian Noyes-Court
Set Decoration
Ted Read
Gaffer
Peter Lamb
Best Boy Grip
Vernon Connolly
Electrician
Stuart King
Electrician
Barry Read
Electrician
Tonino Danieli
Transportation Coordinator
Don French
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