Münchhausen (1943)

Münchhausen (1943)

1943-03-05 Germany 115 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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 is Baron Münchhausen
Baron Münchhausen
Wilhelm Bendow is Der Mondmann
Der Mondmann
Ferdinand Marian is Graf Cagliostro
Graf Cagliostro
Käthe Haack is Baronin Münchhausen
Baronin Münchhausen
Hans Brausewetter is Freiherr von Hartenfeld
Freiherr von Hartenfeld
Marina von Ditmar is Sophie von Riedesel, die Verlobte von Hartenfeld
Sophie von Riedesel, die Verlobte von Hartenfeld
Brigitte Horney is Zarin Katharina II
Zarin Katharina II
Hubert von Meyerinck is Prinz Anton Ulrich
Prinz Anton Ulrich
Leo Slezak is Sultan Abd ul Hamid
Sultan Abd ul Hamid
Gustav Waldau is Casanova
Casanova
Ilse Werner is Prinzessin Isabella d’Este
Prinzessin Isabella d’Este
Eduard von Winterstein is Vater Münchhausen
Vater Münchhausen

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