The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)

Original title

Baron Prášil

Directed by

Karel Zeman

Genre

fantasy film, animated film, adventure film, science fiction film, live-action/animated film

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

12

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 91 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A retelling of the tall tales of Baron Munchausen using a mix of live action and animation. The baron recounts his fantastical adventures and flights of fancy.

whimsicaldreamlikeplayfulvisually lushsurrealromanticinventiveexperimental

What happens

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (Czech: Baron Prášil) is a 1962 Czechoslovak New Wave experimental surrealist romantic adventure fantasy film directed by Karel Zeman, based on the tales about Baron Munchausen. The film combines live-action with various forms of animation and is highly stylized, often evoking the engravings of Gustave Doré. A digital restoration of the film premiered on 5 September 2016 at the Telluride Film Festival in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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