Münchhausen 1943

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
Baron Münchhausen 

Wilhelm Bendow
Der Mondmann 

Ferdinand Marian
Graf Cagliostro 

Käthe Haack
Baronin Münchhausen 

Hans Brausewetter
Freiherr von Hartenfeld 

Marina von Ditmar
Sophie von Riedesel, die Verlobte von Hartenfeld 

• Le avventure del barone di Münchhausen
• Les Aventures fantastiques du baron Munchhausen
• The Adventures of Baron Munchausen