The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)
Original title: Baron Prášil
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen is a 1962 Czech-language animation movie directed by Karel Zeman, with a running time of 1h 25m. It stars Miloš Kopecký, Jana Brejchová and Rudolf Jelínek.
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.
Where to watch The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Miloš Kopecký as baron Prášil
- Jana Brejchová as princezna Bianca di Castelo Negro
- Rudolf Jelínek as astronaut Toník
- Karel Höger as básník Cyrano z Bergeracu
- Jan Werich as kapitán holandské lodi
- Rudolf Hrušínský as sultán
- Eduard Kohout as generál, velitel pevnosti
- Bohuš Záhorský as admirál
- Karel Effa as důstojník pevnostní stráže
- Naděžda Blažíčková as tanečnice ze sultánova harému
- František Šlégr as španělský námořník
- Josef Hlinomaz as harpunář-trosečník