An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
John Neville
Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen
Eric Idle
Desmond / Berthold
Sarah Polley
Sally Salt
Oliver Reed
Vulcan
Charles McKeown
Rupert / Adolphus
Winston Dennis
Bill / Albrecht
Jack Purvis
Jeremy / Gustavus
Valentina Cortese
Queen Ariadne / Violet
Jonathan Pryce
The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
Bill Paterson
Henry Salt
Peter Jeffrey
Sultan
Uma Thurman
Venus / Rose
Alison Steadman
Daisy
Ray Cooper
Functionary
Don Henderson
Commander
Robin Williams
King of the Moon
Sting
Heroic Officer
Andrew MacLachlan
Colonel
José Lifante
Dr. Death
Mohamed Badrsalem
Executioner
Kiran Shah
Executioner's Assistant
Franco Adducci
Treasurer
Ettore Martini
First General
Antonio Pistillo
Second General
Michael Polley
Gunner
Tony Smart
Laura Lieblein Adam
Theatergoer (uncredited)
Calogero Azzaretto
Pirate (uncredited)
Angelo Casadei
Citizen (uncredited)
Martin Dansky
German Noble (uncredited)
Terry Gilliam
Irritating Singer Inside Fish (uncredited)
Alba Maiolini
Franca Scagnetti
Luciano Zanussi
Director
Thomas Schühly
Producer
Apr 1, 1953
Jun 23, 2010
Jan 1, 1986
Oct 27, 2000
Jul 25, 1986
Jan 26, 2023
Mar 10, 2022
Oct 5, 2025
Mar 27, 1985
Aug 7, 2013
Nov 15, 1978
Dec 7, 2002
Mar 1, 2021
Dec 4, 2007
Oct 23, 2009
Sep 1, 1989
Columbia Pictures
US
Prominent Features
GB
Laura Film
DE
Allied Filmmakers
Germany
United Kingdom
United States
English