The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
| Release Date | 08 December 1988 |
| Budget | $47,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $8,000,000 |
| Tagline | Remarkable. Unbelievable. Impossible. And true. |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | UKWest Germany |
| Filming Locations | Almería, Andalucía, Spain |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 British adventure comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, and Robin Williams.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Charles McKeown
Adolphus, Rupert
Winston Dennis
Bill, Albrecht
Jack Purvis
Jeremy, Gustavus
Ray Cooper
Functionary
Don Henderson
Commander
Andrew MacLachlan
Colonel
Mohamed Badrsalem
Executioner
Franco Adducci
Treasurer
José Lifante
Dr. Death
Ettore Martini
First General
Antonio Pistillo
Second General
Michael Polley
Gunner
Tony Smart
Gunner
Laura D'Arista
Theater-goer
Director
Writer
Rudolph Erich Raspe
uncredited
Gottfried August Bürger
uncredited
Charles McKeown
Producer
Ray Cooper
co-producer
Jake Eberts
executive producer
Stratton Leopold
supervising producer
Thomas Schühly
producer
David Tomblin
line producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Giuseppe Rotunno
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Editor
Peter Hollywood
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Casting Director
Francesco Cinieri
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Irene Lamb
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Margery Simkin
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Production Designer
Art Director
Maria-Teresa Barbasso
Giorgio Giovannini
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Nazzareno Piana
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Massimo Razzi
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Gabriella Pescucci
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Makeup Department
Iole Cecchini
hair stylist supervisor: Italy
Elisabetta De Leonardis
hair stylist
Cristina De Rossi
makeup artist
Carla Indoni
hair stylist
Enrico Jacoponi
makeup artist
Antonio Maltempo
makeup artist
Giancarlo Marin
hair stylist
Manuel Martín
makeup artist: second unit: Spain
Pam Meager
hair stylist, makeup artist
Fernando Pérez Sobrino
chief makeup artist: second unit: Spain
Alicia Regueiro
hair stylist: Spain second unit
Fabrizio Sforza
makeup artist
Gino Tamagnini
makeup artist
Alfredo Tiberi
makeup artist
Maggie Weston
makeup designer, hair designer
Franco Giannini
makeup artist
José Luis Pérez
makeup artist: second unit, Spain
Production Manager
Pino Butti
production manager: Italy
Vittorio Fornasiero
unit manager: Italy
Fernando Marqueríe
unit manager: Spain
Francisco Molero
production manager: Spain
Mario Pisani
production supervisor
Giorgio Russo
production manager: second unit
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Javier Balaguer
second assistant director: Spain second unit
Javier Chinchilla
first assistant director: Spain second unit
Lee Cleary
first assistant director
John Cozzo
first assistant director
José Luis Escolar
assistant director: Spain
Luca Lachin
assistant director: Italy
Catherine Ventura
assistant director: Italy second unit
Manuel Zarzo
third assistant director: Spain second unit
Manuel L. Cañizares
third assistant director
Art Department
Sante Barelli
supervising painter
Domenico Caponecchi
constructor
Osvaldo Caruso
constructor
Bruno Colanzi
constructor
Sergio Conti
constructor
Ken Court
art director: model unit
Roberto Diamanti
constructor
Gianni Fiumi
property master
Gianni Gianese
sculptor
Tony Graysmark
construction manager: model unit
Giampaolo Majorama
constructor
Atos Mastrogirolamo
assistant set decorator
Ramón Moya
construction manager: Spain
Giovanni Passanisi
assistant set decorator
Mario Pezzotti
constructor
Salvatore Placenti
sculptor
Pietro Santarelli
constructor
Luigi Sergianni
construction manager: Italy
Bruno Tempera
property buyer
Angelo Tiberti
constructor
Charles Torbett
property master
Bob Walker
decor artist: model unit
Peter Williams
construction supervisor: model unit
Mauro Borrelli
illustrator
Gianni Fivino
property manager
Tadeo Villalba hijo
production buyer
Sound Department
Michael A. Carter
dubbing mixer
Rusty Coppleman
sound editor
Graham V. Hartstone
chief dubbing mixer
Peter Horrocks
sound editor
Frank Jahn
production sound mixer
Nicolas Le Messurier
dubbing mixer
Raymond Meyer
boom operator
Colin Miller
sound editor
Peter Pennell
supervising sound editor
Bob Risk
sound editor
Günther Ruckdeschel
boom operator
Special Effects
Norman Baillie
special effects technician: UK
Fausto Baldinelli
special effects technician: Italy
Luigi Battestelli
special effects technician: Italy
Michele Borea
special effects technician: Italy
Beniamino Carozza
special effects technician: Italy
Marcello Coccia
special effects technician: Italy
Richard Conway
special effects
Chris Corbould
special effects technician: UK
Jamie Courtier
special effects technician: UK
Allan Croucher
special effects plasterer
Peter Davey
special effects technician: UK
Marino Erca
special effects technician: Italy
Martin Gant
special effects technician: UK
Manolo Gómez
special effects technician: second unit: Spain
Steve Hamilton
special effects technician: UK
Bob Hollow
special effects technician: UK
Billy Howe
special effects wireman
Gianni Indovino
special effects technician: Italy
Brian Lince
special effects technician: UK
Giancarlo Mancini
special effects technician: Italy
Brian Mann
special effects editor
Kevin Mathews (I)
special effects wireman
David McCall
special effects technician: UK
Massimo Nespoli
special effects technician: Italy
Duilio Olmi
special effects technician: Italy
Antonio Parra
special effects supervisor
Adriano Pischiutta
special effects supervisor
Claudio Savassi
special effects technician: Italy
Simon Weisse
special effects technician: Italy
Bob Wiesinger
special effects wireman
Tim Willis
special effects technician: UK
Dave Chagouri
special effects
Visual Effects
Dennis Bartlett
matte photography consultant
John Blakeley
sculptor: model unit
Janice Body
rotoscope artist
Martin Body
optical effects coordinator
Dennis Bosher
draughtsman: model unit
Les Broughton
optical camera
Peter Butler
camera grip: model unit
Valerie Charlton
special effects modeller
Brian Cole
model maker: model unit
Vernon Connolly
electrician: model unit
Gilly Noyes Court
set decorator: model unit
Jamie Courtier
animatronics model designer: model unit
Bob Cuff
matte painter
Joy Cuff
matte painter
Steve Cutmore
optical camera
Nick Dunlop
optical camera
Doug Ferris
matte painter
Michael Ferriter
optical camera
Doug Forrest
optical camera
Simon Fulford
camera assistant: model unit
Martin Gant
model supervisor: model unit
John Grant
matte camera
Kenneth Gray
motion control
Frank Guiney
special effects engineer: model unit
Mark Harris
assistant art director: model unit
John Hollywood
unit driver: model unit
Keith Horsley
art department assistant: model unit
Kent Houston
optical effects supervisor
Andrew Jeffery
optical camera
Rashid Khares
rotoscope artist
Stuart King
electrician: model unit
Peter Lamb
best boy: model unit
Michael Lamont
art director: model unit
Neil Lamont
draughtsman: model unit
Simon Lamont
art department runner: model unit
Jim Machin
model maker: model unit
Graham Martyr
clapper loader: model unit
Tim Ollive
optical camera
Stephen Onions
animatronics model designer: model unit
Christine Overs
special effects modeller
Roger Pratt
director of photography: model unit
Barry Read
electrician: model unit
Ted Read
gaffer: model unit
Stanley W. Sayer
matte photographer consultant
Keith Short
sculptor: model unit
Leigh Took
matte painter
Peter Tyler
motion control
Leslie Wheeler
special effects engineer: model unit
Ian Whittaker
animatronics model designer: model unit
Kim Aldis
digital artist
Andrew Coates
assistant optical camera
Sheila Dunn
digital artist
Barnaby Edwards
colour balancing assistant
Ben Hayden
digital artist
Alec Knox
digital artist
Giles Parker
CG technical director
Stunts
Ricardo Cruz
stunts
Eduardo García
stunts: second unit, Spain
José Garcia
stunts: second unit, Spain
Paquito Gomez
stunts: second unit, Spain
Luis M. Gutiérrez Santos
stunts: second unit, Spain
Billy Horrigan
stunts
Salvador Martos Manson
stunts: second unit, Spain
Les Maryon
stunts
Riccardo Mioni
stunt coordinator: Italy
Dinny Powell
stunts
Angelo Ragusa
stunts
Tony Smart
stunt coordinator
Jesus Riaran Torres
stunts
Camilo Vila Novoa
stunts: second unit, Spain
Stefano Maria Mioni
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Francesco Bellomo
still photographer
Giuseppe Bertucci
electrician
Massimo Bertucci
electrician
Elio Bosi
chief grip: second unit
Mario Bramucci
electrician
Franco Bruni
camera operator
Daniele Cimini
second assistant camera
Aldo Colanzi
key grip
Giuseppe Fabrizi
electrician
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
director of photography: second unit
Claudio Frollano
electrician
Gianni Gentili
electrician
Ian Kelly
video operator
Umberto Lucignano
assistant camera: second unit
Ignazio Maccarone
electrician
Gianmaria Majorana
first assistant camera
Luciano Marrocchi
electrician
Roberto Marsigli
assistant camera: second unit
Giorgio Pasqualini
electrician
Giovanni Piperno
video operator: second unit, second assistant camera
Francesco Quattrone
electrician
Renato Sardini
supervising gaffer
Spartaco Sardini
gaffer: second unit
Sergio Strizzi
still photographer
Francesco Belfiore
assistant camera
Stefano Falivene
focus puller
Paolo Tiberti
grip
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Martín Díaz
wardrobe supervisor: Spain second unit
Gianni Doddi
wardrobe master: Spain second unit
Celeste Franzi
wardrobe assistant
Alfonsa Lettieri
assistant to costume designer
Carlo Poggioli
assistant to costume designer
Irene Santarelli
wardrobe mistress
Gregorio Simili
wardrobe master
Alberto Spiazzi
assistant to costume designer
Editorial Department
Natalie Baker
assistant editor
Bill Barringer
assistant editor
Chris Blunden
associate editor
Steve Maguire
assistant editor
Mick Monks
assistant editor
Christine Newell
assistant editor
Ben Palmer
assistant editor
Martyn Robinson
assistant editor
Stefna Smal
assistant editor
Emanuela Lucidi
assistant editor
Music Department
Alan Arnold
additional orchestrator
Christopher Brooks
music editor
Ray Cooper
music producer
John Fiddy
additional orchestrator
Vic Fraser
music preparation
Stephen McLaughlin
music recordist, music mixer
Ed Shearmur
additional orchestrator
Paul Talkington
orchestra manager
Eric Tomlinson
orchestral engineer
Fiachra Trench
additional orchestrator
Rick Wentworth
additional orchestrator
Transportation Department
Francisco Ardura
transportation manager: Spain
Remo Ubertini
transportation manager: Italy
Other Crew
Chris Allies
graphic artist: titles
David Alan Barclay
puppeteer
Yuyi Beringola
script supervisor: second unit
Doriana Bonora
production secretary: Spain second unit
Ludy Camacho
assistant accountant
Nikki Clapp
script supervisor
Grady Clarkson
unit publicist
Claudio Corbucci
production assistant: Italy
Filomeno Crisara
sculpture supervisor
Lisa Dasteel
production secretary
Santiago DeBenito
accountant: Spain
Alberto De Stefani
assistant accountant
Margarita Doyle
production assistant to Terry Gilliam: UK
Daniella Edelburg
assistant to producer
Robert Gordon Edwards
production executive
Geoff Felix
puppeteer
Maria Fiorito
assistant accountant
Manolo García
production assistant: Spain
Raffaela Giordani
assistant choreographer
Pauline Granby
assistant accountant
Jan Green
dialogue coach
Joyce Herlihy
production executive
Gonzalo Jiménez
production assistant: Spain
Nancy Rubin Levin
production coordinator
Yolanda Marqueríe
production secretary: Spain
Massimiliano Mazzini
production runner: Italy
Paolo Merosi
production assistant: Italy second unit
Janice Munro
assistant: Stratton Leopold
Salvatore Mureddu
production assistant to Terry Gilliam: Spain
Leandro Muslera
assistant accountant
Pepe Panero
location manager: Spain second unit
Pino Pennesi
choreographer
Susana Prieto
production coordinator
Eugene Rizzo
unit publicist
Giorgio Rossi
choreographer
Gail Samuelson
production coordinator
Klaus Schühly
unit publicist
Enzo Sisti
accountant: Italy
Tony Smart
horse master
Riccardo Spada
production assistant: Italy
Artur Tarry
production controller
Tino Torrescusa
production runner: Spain
Nyla Van Ingen
assistant: Mr. Gilliam
Carla Zacchia
assistant accountant
Andrea Costantini
production secretary
Daniela Merlo
pre-production coordinator
Production Company
Allied Filmmakers
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Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Laura Film
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Prominent Features
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar Films
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Columbia TriStar
Constantin Film
Criterion Collection, The
LK-TEL Vídeo
LK-TEL
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
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Special Effects
Digital Pictures Ltd.
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Magic Camera Company, The
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Peerless Camera Company
Miscellaneous
Pinewood Studios
movie studio
Bavaria Musik-Studios
music recorded at
Nino Lembo
jewels
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
Symphonie-Orchester Graunke
music played by
Tirelli Costumi
costumes
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