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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.5 / 100
1962·Adventure / Animation / Comedy·1h 23m

THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN

A 20th century man lands on the Moon and discovers that Baron Munchausen has beaten him to it, accompanied by Cyrano de Bergerac and the characters from Jules Verne's novels about the conquest of the satellite.

Above the Line
Karel Zeman·DirectorKarel Zeman·ScreenplayJiří Brdečka·ScreenplayJiří Tarantík·Director of PhotographyZdeněk Liška·Original Music ComposerVěra Kutilová·Editor
Cast
Miloš Kopecký·baron PrášilJana Brejchová·princezna Bianca di Castelo NegroRudolf Jelínek·astronaut ToníkKarel Höger·básník Cyrano z BergeracuJan Werich·kapitán holandské lodiRudolf Hrušínský·sultánEduard Kohout·generál, velitel pevnostiBohuš Záhorský·admirálKarel Effa·důstojník pevnostní strážeNaděžda Blažíčková·tanečnice ze sultánova harému
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Karel Zeman·DirectorZdeněk Rozkopal·First Assistant Director
Writing· 5
Karel Zeman·StoryKarel Zeman·ScreenplayJiří Brdečka·ScreenplayGottfried August Bürger·BookJosef Kainar·Dialogue
Camera· 3
Jiří Tarantík·Director of PhotographyBohuslav Pikhart·Camera OperatorMiroslav Sinkule·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Věra Kutilová·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Zdeněk Liška·Original Music ComposerFrantišek Strangmüller·SoundFrantišek Belfín·Conductor
Art & Design· 9
Lída Novotná·Costume DesignZdeněk Rozkopal·Production DesignGustav Hrdlička·Makeup ArtistJosef Pavlík·Set DecorationFrantišek Havlíček·Makeup ArtistMarie Hrdličková·Makeup ArtistVilém Janík·Set DecorationLeoš Karen·Assistant Production DesignFerdinand Martinásek·Background Designer
Production· 1
Josef Ouzký·Production Manager
Other Departments· 6
Jindřich Liška·AnimationArnošt Kupčík·AnimationJiří Němeček·ChoreographerFrantišek Krčmář·AnimationZdeněk Ostrčil·Special EffectsJ. Čepel·Special Effects
By the Numbers
79.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Fabulous Baron Munchausen's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#224466
#FFFFFF
Mood
Adventurous, Fantastical, Mysterious
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A man in a period costume, smoking a pipe, stands silhouetted against a starry, blue night sky with mountains in the background. To his left, a stylized white o”

fantasyadventure
Key Elements
PipeWalking StickRocket Ship
Atmosphere
Dark, Cold
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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