Münchhausen
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Synopsis
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Arising from the past, the Baron of Muenchhausen takes on new form in his free-spirited adventures with his loyal servant Kuchenreutter. In a series of wonderful stories, from Braunschweig to St. Petersburg, Muenchhausen attempts to win over the favors of the Empress Katharina, reigns over Prince Potemkin in a duel, and fights regiment commander in Katharina′s war against the Turks.
But then he is taken captive and inprisoned by the Turks. However due to his amazing storytelling talents, he soon becomes a pet favorite to the Sultan. In one of his original bets, he is able to free the beautiful Princess d′Este and escape with her to Venice, where he runs into Casanova. Finally, Muenchhausen and Kuchenreutter are tempted by the gondola of the Montgolfiere and lifted up to the moon, where Kuchenreutter takes his last breath but Muenchhausen lives on as an eternal character for all time.
Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
| Director: | Josef von Baky |
| Screenplay: | Erich Kästner |
| Director of photography: | Werner Krien |
| Editing: | Milo Harbich, Walter Wischniewsky |
| Music: | Georg Haentzschel |
| Cast: | |
| Hans Albers | Baron Münchhausen |
| Hans Brausewetter | Freiherr von Hartenfeld |
| Marina von Ditmar | Sophie von Riedesel |
| Käte Haack | Baronin Münchhausen |
| Brigitte Horney | Zarin Katharina II. |
| Ferdinand Marian | Graf Cagliostro |
| Leo Slezak | Sultan Abd-ul-Hamid |
| Hermann Speelmans | Christian Kuchenreutter |
| Hilde von Stolz | Louisa La Tour |
| Ilse Werner | Prinzessin Isabella d'Este |
| Production company: | Ufa-Filmkunst GmbH (Berlin) (Herstellungsgruppe Eberhard Schmidt) |
All Credits
| Director: | Josef von Baky |
| Dialogue editor: | Fritz Thiery |
| Screenplay: | Erich Kästner |
| Director of photography: | Werner Krien |
| Optical effects: | Konstantin Tschet (Trickaufnahmen), Theodor Nischwitz (Trickaufnahmen), Gerhard Huttula (Mitarbeit) |
| Still photography: | Willi Klitzke, Lars Looschen |
| Production design: | Emil Hasler, Otto Gülstorff, Wilhelm Vorwerg (Assistenz), Hans Minzloff (Assistenz), Karl Getschmann (Assistenz), Matthieu Ostermann (Assistenz), Walter Kutz (Assistenz) |
| Painter: | Rudolf Linnekogel |
| Costume design: | Manon Hahn |
| Editing: | Milo Harbich, Walter Wischniewsky |
| Sound: | Erich Schmidt |
| Choreographer: | Maria Sommer |
| Music: | Georg Haentzschel |
| Cast: | |
| Hans Albers | Baron Münchhausen |
| Hans Brausewetter | Freiherr von Hartenfeld |
| Marina von Ditmar | Sophie von Riedesel |
| Käte Haack | Baronin Münchhausen |
| Brigitte Horney | Zarin Katharina II. |
| Ferdinand Marian | Graf Cagliostro |
| Leo Slezak | Sultan Abd-ul-Hamid |
| Hermann Speelmans | Christian Kuchenreutter |
| Hilde von Stolz | Louisa La Tour |
| Ilse Werner | Prinzessin Isabella d'Este |
| Production company: | Ufa-Filmkunst GmbH (Berlin) (Herstellungsgruppe Eberhard Schmidt) |
| Line producer: | Eberhard Schmidt |
| Location manager: | Veit Massary |
| Production assistant: | Horst Kyrath |
| Shoot: | 13.04.1942-16.12.1942: Freigelände Babelsberg, Bodenwerder, Venedig; Ufastadt Babelsberg |
| Original distributor: | Deutsche Filmvertriebs GmbH (DFV) (Berlin) |
| Length: | 3662 m, 134 min |
| Format: | 35mm, 1:1,33 |
| Picture/Sound: | Agfacolor, Tobis-Klangfilm |
| Rating: | Zensur (DE): 03.03.1943, B.58674, Jugendverbot / nicht feiertagsfrei |
| Screening: | Uraufführung (DE): 03.03.1943, Berlin, U.T. Wagnitzstraße; Uraufführung (DE): 05.03.1943, Berlin, Ufa-Palast am Zoo |
Titles
| Originaltitel (DE) Münchhausen |
Versions
Original | |
| Length: | 3662 m, 134 min |
| Format: | 35mm, 1:1,33 |
| Picture/Sound: | Agfacolor, Tobis-Klangfilm |
| Rating: | Zensur (DE): 03.03.1943, B.58674, Jugendverbot / nicht feiertagsfrei |
| Screening: | Uraufführung (DE): 03.03.1943, Berlin, U.T. Wagnitzstraße; Uraufführung (DE): 05.03.1943, Berlin, Ufa-Palast am Zoo |
Prüffassung | |
| Length: | 3135 m, 114 min |
| Format: | 35mm, 1:1,33 |
| Picture/Sound: | Farbe, Mono |
| Rating: | FSK-Prüfung (DE): 09.01.1995, 00589, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei |
| Length: | 2415 m, 88 min |
| Format: | 35mm, 1:1,33 |
| Picture/Sound: | Farbe, Mono |
| Rating: | FSK-Prüfung (DE): 12.12.1953, 00589, Jugendfrei / nicht feiertagsfrei; FSK-Prüfung (DE): 14.06.1954, 00589, Jugendfrei / nicht feiertagsfrei |
| Length: | 3225 m, 118 min |
| Format: | 35mm, 1:1,33 |
| Picture/Sound: | Agfacolor, Tobis-Klangfilm |
| Rating: | Zensur (DE): 17.06.1943, B.59075, Jugendverbot / nicht feiertagsfrei |
| Length: | 110 min |
| Format: | DVD, 4:3 |
| Picture/Sound: | Farbe, Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Rating: | FSK-Prüfung (DE): 13.07.2005, 17996VV, Ohne Altersbeschränkung |
| Length: | 2868 m, 105 min |
| Format: | 35mm, 1:1,33 |
| Picture/Sound: | Farbe, Mono |
| Rating: | FSK-Prüfung (DE): 18.05.1978, 00589, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei; FSK-Prüfung (DE): 23.03.1982, 00589, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei |
| Length: | 2887 m, 105 min |
| Format: | 35mm, 1;1,33 |
| Picture/Sound: | Agfacolor, Tobis-Klangfilm |
| Rating: | FSK-Prüfung (DE): 07.12.1949, 00589, Jugendfrei / nicht feiertagsfrei |
| Length: | 97 min |
| Format: | Video, 4:3 |
| Picture/Sound: | Farbe, Mono |
| Rating: | FSK-Prüfung (DE): 02.12.1983, v638, ab 6 Jahre |
| Length: | 2756 m, 101 min |
| Format: | 35mm, 1:1,33 |
| Picture/Sound: | Farbe, Mono |
| Rating: | FSK-Prüfung (DE): 21.12.1953, 00589, Jugendfrei / nicht feiertagsfrei; FSK-Prüfung (DE): 14.06.1954, 00589, Jugendfrei / nicht feiertagsfrei |
| Screening: | TV-Erstsendung (DD): 28.12.1959, DFF 1; TV-Erstsendung (DE): 05.02.1966, ZDF |
Awards
| FBW 1978 |
| Prädikat: Besonders wertvoll |
| 1943 |
| Prädikat: Volkstümlich wertvoll |
| Prädikat: Künstlerisch besonders wertvoll |
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