The Very Same Munchhausen (1979)

7.6/10 142 min Comedy Drama Fantasy TV Movie

Overview

A philosophical and poetic portrait of the famous (or maybe infamous?) Baron Munchhausen. His crazy, yet very merriment, stories, views and behavior is what sets him apart from others. He becomes alienated from the society that failed to grasp his brilliance. In fact, his brilliance is what underlines the faults with the society itself. It's a beautiful yet tragic story that is filled with dense and intellectual dialogue.

Cast

Oleg Yankovskiy

Baron von Münchhausen

Inna Churikova

Jacobine von Münchhausen

Yelena Koreneva

Martha

Igor Kvasha

Burgomaster

Aleksandr Abdulov

Heinrich Ramkopf

Leonid Yarmolnik

Theophil von Münchhausen

Yuri Katin-Yartsev

Thomas

Vladimir Dolinskiy

Pastor

Leonid Bronevoy

Duke of Hanover

Semyon Farada

Commander-in-Chief

Vsevolod Larionov

Judge

Lyubov Polishchuk

Bertha, songstress

Igor Yasulovich

Duke's Secretary

Nikolay Keyl

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