The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

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

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

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

My dad and I had a movie tradition, because there is always time to watch a movie and catch is weather dependent. This was one of the movies he took me to see as like the father-son bonding time. And I can understand why, no one loved pulp novels more than my dad and when it came to picking thing...

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