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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen · #1166

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Released 2023-01-03 · America

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Director

Terry Gilliam

Box Office

$8,083,123

Runtime

2 hours and 6 minutes (126 minutes)

More movies around 2 hours

What's in the box

Packaging
Keepcase
In the box
Comes with an n illustrated leaflet featuring an essay by critic and author Michael Koresky and technical credits.
Discs
3 discs — DISC ONE | DISC TWO | DISC THREE
Video
1.85:1 · Dolby Vision + HDR10
Audio
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
English HoH

Restoration

4K restoration by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The 35mm camera negative was wet-gate scanned in 4K by Cineric in New York. Digital image restoration by Prasad in Burbank. HDR color grading by Sheri Eisenberg at Roundabout Entertainment in Santa Monica. Audio restoration and 5.1 conform (upmixed in 2004) by Deluxe Audio in Hollywood. Restoration supervised by Grover Crisp for Sony Pictures, with color approval by director Terry Gilliam.

Special features

DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)

  • Audio Commentary with co-writer/director Terry Gilliam and co-writer/actor Charles McKeown (2008)

DISC TWO (Blu-ray)

  • Audio Commentary with co-writer/director Terry Gilliam and co-writer/actor Charles McKeown (2008)

DISC THREE (Blu-ray)

  • The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (3-part 2008 documentary) (72:18)
  • Flights of Fancy
  • Caught in the Act
  • The Final Curtain
  • Special Effects (2022 featurette) (16:10)

  • 4 Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary by co-writer/director Terry Gilliam)

    • Gull and Turkey Leg/Alternate Opening (1:09)
    • Mutiny on the Stage (0:57)
    • The Rules of Warfare (0:51)
    • Extended Fish Sequence (0:56)
    • Storyboards (29:35)
    • As We Once Dreamed It: An Introduction by Terry Gilliam & Charles McKeown
    • + 3 more
      Scene 51: The Baron Saves Sally
      Scenes 53-68: A Voyage to the Moon
      Scene 129: The Baron & Bucephalus Charge the Turkish Gates

Marketing "Munchausen"

  • Preview Cards (11:50)
  • Taglines (3:51)
  • Meet Baron Munchausen (4:16)
  • Vintage 1988 Production Featurette (7:59)
  • Theatrical Trailer (1:52)
  • The Astonishing (and Really True) History of Baron Munchausen (2022 video essay by critic David Cairns) (17:20)
  • + 2 more
    1991 episode of "The South Bank Show" featuring Terry Gilliam (47:09)
    Miracle of Flight (1974 animated short by Terry Gilliam) (5:24)

Releases of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Criterion Collection