---
title: 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Terry Gilliam'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 126
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-adventures-of-baron-munchausen-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096764/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

1988 · PG · 126 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure · Germany, United Kingdom, Italy


## Synopsis

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 fantasy adventure film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, Jonathan Pryce and Valentina Cortese. An international co-production of the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany, the film is based on the tall tales of the 18th-century German nobleman Baron Munchausen and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman Empire.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Ray Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-cooper), [Jake Eberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-eberts), [David Tomblin](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-tomblin), [Thomas Schühly](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-schuhly), [Stratton Leopold](https://cinepixo.com/people/stratton-leopold)
- **Director:** [Terry Gilliam](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-gilliam)
- **Screenplay:** [Terry Gilliam](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-gilliam), [Charles McKeown](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-mckeown)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Kamen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kamen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Giuseppe Rotunno](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-rotunno)

## Cast

- [Sting](https://cinepixo.com/people/sting)
- [Valentina Cortese](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentina-cortese)
- [Eric Idle](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-idle)
- [Oliver Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-reed)
- [Sarah Polley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-polley)
- [Jonathan Pryce](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-pryce)
- [Ray Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-cooper)
- [Terry Gilliam](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-gilliam)
- [Winston Dennis](https://cinepixo.com/people/winston-dennis)
- [Franco Adducci](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-adducci)
- [Alison Steadman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alison-steadman)
- [John Neville](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-neville) as Baron Munchausen
- [Jack Purvis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-purvis)
- [Don Henderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-henderson)
- [Uma Thurman](https://cinepixo.com/people/uma-thurman)

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