Animation ·Fantasy ·Adventure ·Comedy · Czechoslovakia · 1962 · 1h 25m

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

Baron Prášil

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen poster
Director
Karel Zeman
Cast
Miloš Kopecký as baron Prášil Jana Brejchová as princezna Bianca di Castelo Negro Rudolf Jelínek as astronaut Toník Karel Höger as básník Cyrano z Bergeracu Jan Werich as kapitán holandské lodi Rudolf Hrušínský as sultán
Crew
Jiří Tarantík — Director of Photography Věra Kutilová — Editor Zdeněk Liška — Original Music Composer Karel Zeman — Screenplay Jiří Brdečka — Screenplay Karel Zeman — Story
Synopsis

A 20th century man lands on the Moon and discovers that Baron Munchausen has beaten him to it, accompanied by Cyrano de Bergerac and the characters from Jules Verne's novels about the conquest of the satellite.

Trailer The Fabulous Baron Munchausen — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
princessnew lovemoonbased on novel or bookgeneraloceanwar shipbeautyrosepalacesultanmoon landing
Key Collaborators
Karel Zeman Director Jiří Tarantík Director of Photography Věra Kutilová Editor Zdeněk Liška Original Music Composer Karel Zeman Screenplay Jiří Brdečka Screenplay Karel Zeman Story Zdeněk Rozkopal Production Design Lída Novotná Costume Design
Follow the Thread

Karel Zeman directed The Fabulous Baron Munchausen. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Karel Zeman's filmography → More Animation → More Fantasy → More Adventure → More Comedy → Jiří Tarantík's cinematography →
Agent-readable