The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961) ( Baron Práail ) ( The Original Fabulous Adventure of Baron Munchausen )

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$33.99

Original Title: Baron Práail
Alternate Title: The Original Fabulous Adventure of Baron Munchausen
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Czech ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1961 and produced in:
Czech Republic ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Karel Zeman

Written By:
Jirí Brdecka
Gottfried August Bürger

Actors:
Milos Kopecký ..... Baron Munchausen
Rudolf Jelínek ..... Tonik
Jana Brejchová ..... Princess Bianca
Karel Höger ..... Cyrano
Nadesda Blazickova ..... Court Dancer
Karel Effa ..... Adjutant
Josef Hlinomaz ..... Spanish General
Zdenek Hodr ..... Nicole
Miroslav Holub ..... Enemy General
Miroslav Homola ..... Chess Player
Rudolf Hrusínský ..... The Sultan
Eduard Kohout ..... General Ellemerle
Otto Simánek ..... Ardan
Frantisek Slégr ..... Pirate Captain
Václav Trégl ..... Sailor
Jan Werich ..... Ship's Captain
Bohus Záhorský ..... Admiral
Richard Záhorský ..... Barbicain

Synopsis:

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen was Czechoslovakian special-effect master Karel Zeman's follow-up to The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (60). Using Gustav Dore paintings as backdrops, Zeman (by way of 18th century satirist Rudolf Raspe) recounts the many mendacious adventures of the boastful Baron (Milos Kopecky). The film opens on the surface of the moon, where a modern-day cosmonaut confronts both Munchausen and another legendary pioneer space traveller, Cyrano de Bergerac. The cosmonaut then joins the Baron for further highlight suspect escapades. Combining live action, stop-motion animation and deliberately unreal backgrounds, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (original title: Baron Prasil) is a wonderful bouquet to the spirit of imagination--or "the spirit of man", as the cosmonaut puts it.

The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 16 April, 2020.