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Münchhausen

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.

1943 |1h 55m |  Fantasy, Comedy

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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Gustav Waldau

Casanova

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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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Franz Schafheitlin

Doge

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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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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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Valy Arnheim

Haushofmeister am Petersburger Hof

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Status

Released

Language

German

Budget

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Revenue

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