The Very Same Munchhausen

The Very Same Munchhausen

142 mins | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy | Jan. 1, 1979

A philosophical and poetic portrait of the famous (or maybe infamous?) Baron Munchhausen. His crazy, yet very merriment, stories, views and behavior is what sets him apart from others. He becomes alienated from the society that failed to grasp his brilliance. In fact, his brilliance is what underlines the faults with the society itself. It's a beautiful yet tragic story that is filled with dense and intellectual dialogue.

The Very Same Munchhausen

142 mins | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy | Jan. 1, 1979

The Very Same Munchhausen
A philosophical and poetic portrait of the famous (or maybe infamous?) Baron Munchhausen. His crazy, yet very merriment, stories, views and behavior is what sets him apart from others. He becomes alienated from the society that failed to grasp his brilliance. In fact, his brilliance is what underlines the faults with the society itself. It's a beautiful yet tragic story that is filled with dense and intellectual dialogue.
IMDb rating 8.3
Producers Mosfilm
Original title Тот самый Мюнхгаузен
Directors Mark Zakharov
Writers Rudolph Erich Raspe, Grigori Gorin

Cast

Oleg Yankovskiy

as Baron von Münchhausen

Inna Churikova

as Jacobine von Münchhausen

Yelena Koreneva

as Martha

Igor Kvasha

as Burgomaster

Aleksandr Abdulov

as Heinrich Ramkopf

Leonid Yarmolnik

as Theophil von Münchhausen

Yuri Katin-Yartsev

as Thomas

Vladimir Dolinskiy

as Pastor

Leonid Bronevoy

as Duke of Hanover

Semyon Farada

as Commander-in-Chief

Lyubov Polishchuk

as Bertha, songstress

Igor Yasulovich

as Duke's Secretary