The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: 20th Anniversary Edition
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UPC: 043396-191747 (DVD)
Region Coding: 1, 2, 4
Production Year: 1988
Rating: PG (Parental guidance suggested)
Running Time: 127 min.
DVD Release: 4/8/2008
Case Type: Keep Case
Video Formats: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Dual Layered
SRP: $19.94
Nominated for 4 Oscars® in 1989 and directed by Monty Python's Terry Gilliam (The Fisher King), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen stars John Neville, Eric Idle and Uma Thurman. Neville is the eccentric Munchausen, an aristocrat who relies on the power of his imagination – and a crackpot band of henchmen – to defend their village from plunder. Idle plays the loyal Berthold, the world's fastest man, who hilariously outruns a speeding bullet all the way to Spain in just one hour to save the Baron's neck! When Munchausen's not collaborating with his screwball associates, he can be found walking on air – literally – with the lusciously beautiful Venus (Thurman). Filmed by Oscar® nominee cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno (Best Cinematography, All That Jazz, 1979), with stunning special effects!

Genres
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy

Studios
Columbia Pictures
Prominent Features
Laura-Film
Media Companies: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Features
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Storyboard Comparisons
Closed Captioned
Subtitles
Commentary
English
French
Japanese
Portuguese
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
Commentary Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
Cast
John Neville as Baron Von Munchausen
Eric Idle as Berthold/Desmond
Sarah Polley as Sally Salt
Oliver Reed as Vulcan
Charles McKeown as Adolphus/Rupert
Winston Dennis as Albrecht/Bill
Jack Purvis as Gustavus/Jeremy
Valentina Cortese as Queen of the Moon/Violet
Jonathan Pryce as Horatio Jackson
Bill Paterson as Henry Salt
Peter Jeffrey as Sultan
Uma Thurman as Venus/Rose
Alison Steadman as Daisy
Ray Cooper as Functionary
Don Henderson as Commander
Andrew MacLachlan as Colonel
Mohamed Badrsalem as Executioner
Kiran Shah as Executioner's Assistant
Ettore Martini as First General
Sting as Heroic Officer
José Lifante as Dr. Death
Ray D. Tutto as King of the Moon
Franco Adducci as Treasurer
Antonio Pistillo as Second General

Gunners
Michael Polley
Tony Smart
Crew
Direction:
Terry Gilliam: Director
Writing:
Charles McKeown: Screenwriter
Terry Gilliam: Screenwriter
Production:
Thomas Schühly: Producer
Jake Eberts: Executive Producer
Cinematography:
Giuseppe Rotunno: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Peter Hollywood: Film Editor
Music:
Michael Kamen: Composer
Michael Kamen: Song Writer
Eric Idle: Song Writer
Sound:
Frank Jahn: Production Sound Mixer
Peter Pennell: Supervising Sound Editor
Colin Miller: Sound Editor
Peter Horrocks: Sound Editor
Bob Risk: Sound Editor
Rusty Coppleman: Sound Editor
Art:
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Gabriella Pescucci: Costume Designer
Maggie Weston: Make-up Artist
Fabrizio Sforza: Make-up Artist
Richard Conway: Visual Effects
Massimo Razzi: Art Director
Teresa Barbasso: Art Director
Giorgio Giovannini: Art Director
Nazzareno Piana: Art Director