The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
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| Directed by | Terry Gilliam |
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| Produced by | Thomas Schühly |
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| Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Edited by | Peter Hollywood |
| Music by | Michael Kamen |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
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| 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, 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.