The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)

Baron Prášil

A 20th century man lands on the Moon and discovers that Baron Munchausen has beaten him to it, accompanied by Cyrano de Bergerac and the characters from Jules Verne's novels about the conquest of the satellite.

Date of release
1962-07-01
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (96)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Director
Karel Zeman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia and Singular Travels, Campaigns, Voyages, and Sporting Adventures of Baron Munnikhouson, commonly pronounced Munchausen

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen is a 1962 Czechoslovak New Wave experimental surrealist romantic adventure fantasy film directed by Karel Zeman, based on the tales about Baron Munchausen. The film combines live-action with various forms of animation and is highly stylized, often evoking the engravings of Gustave Doré.

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