The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
	Theatrical release poster by Lucinda Cowell
Directed by	Terry Gilliam
Written by	Charles McKeown; Terry Gilliam;
Produced by	Thomas Schühly
Starring	John Neville; Eric Idle; Sarah Polley; Oliver Reed; Uma Thurman; Jonathan Pryce; Valentina Cortese;
Cinematography	Giuseppe Rotunno
Edited by	Peter Hollywood
Music by	Michael Kamen
Production; companies	Allied Filmmakers; Laura Film; Prominent Features;
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (worldwide); Neue Constantin Film (West Germany);
Release dates	8 December 1988 (West Germany); 10 March 1989 (United States); 17 March 1989 (United Kingdom);
Running time	126 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States; West Germany;
Language	English
Budget	$46.6 million
Box office	$8.1 million

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,^[4] the film is based on the tall tales of the 18th-century German nobleman, Baron Munchausen, and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman Empire.

The film was a box office bomb, grossing only $8 million domestically and losing millions for Columbia Pictures. Despite this, it received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects.

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^ "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2017.