Münchhausen
- Released on
- Runtime
- 115 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Hans Albers
- Wilhelm Bendow
- Ferdinand Marian
- Käthe Haack
- Hans Brausewetter
- Marina von Ditmar
- Brigitte Horney
- Hubert von Meyerinck
- Leo Slezak
- Gustav Waldau
- Ilse Werner
- Eduard von Winterstein
- Hans Junkermann
- Victor Janson
- Franz Schafheitlin
- Werner Scharf
- Yelena Polevitskaya
- Michael Bohnen
- Andrews Engelmann
- Waldemar Leitgeb
- Walter Lieck
- Jaspar von Oertzen
- Armin Schweizer
- Marianne Simson
- Hermann Speelmans
- Hilde von Stolz
- Franz Weber
- Valy Arnheim
Director
- Josef von Báky
Producers
- Eberhard Schmidt
Screenwriter
- Erich Kästner
