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The adventures of Baron Munchausen

The amazing journeys of Baron von Munchausen, who sets sail in a hot air balloon in search of his old comrades-at-arms with the object of saving a European city from the superior forces of a Turkish sultan.

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Corporate Authors:	Columbia Pictures Industries, Prominent Features (Firm), Laura-Film (Firm), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Gilliam, Terry, McKeown, Charles, Schühly, Thomas, 1951-, Neville, John, 1925-, Idle, Eric, Polley, Sarah, Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999, Thurman, Uma, Pryce, Jonathan
Format:	Videos DVD
Language:	English French Japanese Portuguese
Published:	Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]
Edition:	20th anniversary ed.
Subjects:	Münchhausen, Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von, > Baron, > 1720-1797 > Drama. Adventure and adventurers > Drama. Hot air balloons > Drama. Voyages, Imaginary > Drama. Action and adventure films. Comedy films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:	The amazing journeys of Baron von Munchausen, who sets sail in a hot air balloon in search of his old comrades-at-arms with the object of saving a European city from the superior forces of a Turkish sultan.
Item Description:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. Special features (disc 2): Commentary with director Terry Gilliam and co-writer/actor Charles McKeown; "The madness and misadventures of Munchausen" : an all-new 3-part documentary on the making of the film; storyboard sequences with all-new vocal performances by Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown; deleted scenes.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (ca. 127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, mastered in High Definition.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:	Photographer, Giuseppe Rotunno ; editor, Peter Hollywood ; original score, Michael Kamen ; costume designer, Gabriella Pescucci ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; special effects, Richard Conway.
ISBN:	1424858232 9781424858231
Author Notes:	Robin McLaurin Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 21, 1951. He studied acting at the Juilliard School. He was an actor and comedian, who appeared in both television shows and feature films. His television shows included Mork and Mindy and The Crazy Ones. He starred in numerous films including Popeye, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, Awakenings, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Patch Adams, Bicentennial Man, Insomnia, Night at the Museum, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Merry Friggin' Christmas, and Boulevard. He won an Oscar in 1998 for Good Will Hunting. He also appeared in stand-up comedy specials like Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met and in an annual series of HBO telethons for Comic Relief, a charity organization that helps homeless people and others in need. In 2011, he made his acting debut on Broadway in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. He suffered from drug and alcohol addiction in the past and was currently battling severe depression. He died of a suspected suicide due to asphyxia on August 11, 2014 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography)