Münchhausen

Münchhausen

115 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | March 5, 1943

Wanting a lavish production to mark the 25th anniversary of UFA, the German film studio, Joseph Goebbels, director of the Nazi propaganda machine, commissioned an adaptation of Baron von Münchhausen‘s “autobiographical” stories. Baron von Münchhausen (1720-97) was an eccentric figure in European history, whose tall tales about his adventures rival anything to be found in the legends of Paul Bunyan or classic figures like Odysseus. This film recounts some of the episodes from the Baron’s sensational stories, which are set in the world of the 18th century.

Münchhausen

115 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | March 5, 1943

Münchhausen
Wanting a lavish production to mark the 25th anniversary of UFA, the German film studio, Joseph Goebbels, director of the Nazi propaganda machine, commissioned an adaptation of Baron von Münchhausen‘s “autobiographical” stories. Baron von Münchhausen (1720-97) was an eccentric figure in European history, whose tall tales about his adventures rival anything to be found in the legends of Paul Bunyan or classic figures like Odysseus. This film recounts some of the episodes from the Baron’s sensational stories, which are set in the world of the 18th century.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Universum Film (UFA)
Original title Münchhausen
Directors Josef von Báky
Writers Gottfried August Bürger, Erich Kästner

Cast

Hans Albers

as Baron Münchhausen

Wilhelm Bendow

as Der Mondmann

Ferdinand Marian

as Graf Cagliostro

Käthe Haack

as Baronin Münchhausen

Hans Brausewetter

as Freiherr von Hartenfeld

Marina von Ditmar

as Sophie von Riedesel, die Verlobte von Hartenfeld

Brigitte Horney

as Zarin Katharina II

Hubert von Meyerinck

as Prinz Anton Ulrich

Leo Slezak

as Sultan Abd ul Hamid

Gustav Waldau

as Casanova

Ilse Werner

as Prinzessin Isabella d’Este

Eduard von Winterstein

as Vater Münchhausen

Hans Junkermann

as Kapellmeister Graun

Victor Janson

as Jussuf Pascha

Werner Scharf

as Prinz Francesco d'Este

Yelena Polevitskaya

as Countess Dashkin

Andrews Engelmann

as Fürst Potemkin

Waldemar Leitgeb

as Fürst Grigorij Orlow

Walter Lieck

as Der Läufer

Jaspar von Oertzen

as Graf Lanskoi

Armin Schweizer

as Johann

Marianne Simson

as Die Mondfrau

Hermann Speelmans

as Christian Kuchenreutter

Hilde von Stolz

as Louise La Tour

Franz Weber

as Fürst von Ligne

Valy Arnheim

as Haushofmeister am Petersburger Hof