Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this pageBaron Munchhausen (1961)
Director: Karel Zeman
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Before Terry Gilliam had a go at the epic travels of fabled liar Munchhausen, Zeman had a stab in this live-action version shot in tinted b/w with occasional colour inserts. It uses collage and animation techniques that wouldn't look out of place in the work of Méliès (or Gilliam's own Python days, for that matter). Watch the Baron, moon-man and chums gruesomely outnumbered by the Turkish fleet, save the day by creating a smokescreen of the Turks' own pipe tobacco. Curious and fun.Author: WH
User reviews of this film
-
- Mark said...
- Posted on Nov 03 2007 11:59 Another czech movie that blows your mind.
- Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: Karel Zeman
Cast: Milos Kopecky, Jana Brejchova, Rudolf Jelinek, Jan Werich, Rudolf Hrusinsky, Eduard Kohout, Karel Höger, Bohuslav Zahorsky, Nadezda Blazickova full cast
Genre(s): Fantasy
Duration: 81 mins
Most popular on this site
Top Stories
Has David Cronenberg turned tame?
Has director David Cronenberg veered too far from his radical and bloody roots with new film 'A Dangerous Method'?
The 10 worst date movies
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we present ten of the least romantic films ever made
Where to watch this year's Oscar-nominated films
Find out where to watch 2012's Oscar-nominated films in London cinemas
10 unlikely badboy biopics
Featuring Phil Collins, Jeremy Clarkson, Nick Clegg, David Starkey and a host of other unlikely subjects
Interview: Sean Durkin on 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
The first-time director of the brilliant new thriller discusses religious cults and robot boxing
Pop-up cinema for Valentine's Day
Side-step romantic clichés with some alternative Valentine’s viewing
What do you think?
Post your review now