UK / West Germany,
1988, 125 min
Directed by:
Terry GilliamCinematography:
Giuseppe RotunnoComposer:
Michael KamenCast:
John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed, Valentina Cortese, Jonathan Pryce, Bill Paterson, Uma Thurman, Alison Steadman, Robin Williams, Sting (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
The boundless imagination of Terry Gilliam yields a dazzling fantasy of epic proportions. Inspired by the extravagant exploits of the fabled Baron Munchausen, this spectacle - born of a famously turbulent production - follows the whimsical eighteenth-century nobleman (John Neville) as he embarks on an outlandish quest that takes him from faraway lands to the moon to the belly of a sea monster and beyond, meanwhile waging battle against a vengeful sultan and the tyranny of logic. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1990 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1990 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
- 1990 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- 1990 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1990 - Best Costume Design
- 1990 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 1990 - Best Production Design
- 1990 - Best Special Visual Effects
The Saturn Awards
- 2023 - Best 4K Film Release
- 1991 - Best Fantasy Film
- 1991 - Gabriella Pescucci (Best Costumes)
- 1991 - Fabrizio Sforza, Maggie Weston (Best Make-Up)
- 1991 - Kent Houston, Richard Conway (Best Special / Visual Effects)