The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

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Remarkable. Unbelievable. Impossible. And true.

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

• Released: 1988-12-07
• Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
• Runtime: 2h 6m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 1,041 votes

Directed by Terry Gilliam.

Top cast

• John Neville as Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen
• Eric Idle as Desmond / Berthold
• Sarah Polley as Sally Salt
• Oliver Reed as Vulcan
• Charles McKeown as Rupert / Adolphus
• Winston Dennis as Bill / Albrecht
• Jack Purvis as Jeremy / Gustavus
• Valentina Cortese as Queen Ariadne / Violet
• Jonathan Pryce as The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
• Bill Paterson as Henry Salt

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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