Baron Műnchhausen

In this unique treatment of the famous book by Gottfried August Bürger, Zeman was inspired by engravings used in the original edition from the hand of one of the most important illustrators of the 19th century, Gustave Doré.

Baron Prášil
Czechoslovakia 1961
  • English
85 min.
Přístupný
  • This film is available until 20. 8. 2027 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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Tony, a modern astronaut, lands on the moon, where he meets a peculiar party of gentlemen. This includes Cyrano de Bergerac, the heroes of Jules Verne’s Voyage to the Moon, but above all the blustering Baron Munchausen. All warmly welcome him with a glass of wine and want to know if this “Moon-man” knows of the magic of life on Earth. Baron Munchausen then takes Tony with him back to Turkey, where they free the charming princess Bianca from the captivity of the malicious sultan. The boastful baron tries to charm her and thus plunges them into crazy adventures; they find themselves in
the belly of a whale; he flies in the claws of a Roc, swims underwater on a seahorse, and is taken into the midst of battle riding on a cannon ball. In the course of these fantastic adventures Bianca becomes enchanted by the boldness of the dreamer Tony and together they end up back where the story began – on the pale Moon, which belongs not only to poets and fantasists, but also to lovers.

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Credits
Director: Karel Zeman
Based on: Gottfried Bürger
Screenplay: Karel Zeman, Josef Kainar, Jiří Brdečka
Cinematography: Jiří Tarantík
Music: Zdeněk Liška
Sound: František Strangmüller
Editing: Věra Kutilová
Production Design: Zdeněk Rozkopal, Karel Zeman
Producer: Josef Ouzký
Costumes: Lída Novotná
Cast: Miloš Kopecký, Jana Brejchová, Rudolf Jelínek, Karel Höger, Eduard Kohout, Jan Werich, Bohuš Záhorský, Rudolf Hrušínský, Miloslav Holub, František Šlégr
Awards

Locarno International Film Festival

1962 – Karel Zeman (Silver Sail – Feature Film)

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  • This film is available until 20. 8. 2027 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.