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Münchhausen

65 %|Mar 5, 1943|Fantasy, Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

Erich Kästner
Screenplay
Josef von Báky
Director
Gottfried August Bürger
Novel
Werner Krien
Director of Photography
Milo Harbich
Editor
Eberhard Schmidt
Producer
Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Director of Photography
Walter Wischniewsky
Editor

Cast

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Hans Albers
Baron Münchhausen
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Wilhelm Bendow
Der Mondmann
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Ferdinand Marian
Graf Cagliostro
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Käthe Haack
Baronin Münchhausen
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Hans Brausewetter
Freiherr von Hartenfeld
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Marina von Ditmar
Sophie von Riedesel, die Verlobte von Hartenfeld
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Brigitte Horney
Zarin Katharina II
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Hubert von Meyerinck
Prinz Anton Ulrich
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Leo Slezak
Sultan Abd ul Hamid
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Ilse Werner
Prinzessin Isabella d’Este
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Eduard von Winterstein
Vater Münchhausen
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Hans Junkermann
Kapellmeister Graun
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Victor Janson
Jussuf Pascha
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Werner Scharf
Prinz Francesco d'Este
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Yelena Polevitskaya
Countess Dashkin
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Andrews Engelmann
Fürst Potemkin
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Waldemar Leitgeb
Fürst Grigorij Orlow
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Walter Lieck
Der Läufer
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Jaspar von Oertzen
Graf Lanskoi
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Marianne Simson
Die Mondfrau
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Hermann Speelmans
Christian Kuchenreutter
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Hilde von Stolz
Louise La Tour
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Franz Weber
Fürst von Ligne
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Valy Arnheim
Haushofmeister am Petersburger Hof