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Münchhausen AKA The Adventures of Baron Münchhausen (1943)
This lavish, impudent, adult fairy tale takes the viewer from 18th-century Braunschweig to St. Petersburg, Constantinople, Venice, and then to the moon using ingenious special effects, stunning location shooting.Director: Josef von Báky
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Introduction by Friedemann Beyer, head of the F. W. Murnau Foundation" featurette (17:37)
"The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: A Winter Trip" 1944 animated short (7:03)
"Examples of Agfacolor restoration: Women are Better Diplomats" featurette (6:29)
Excerpt from the Agfacolor film "Die Fledermaus" (1944) (4:37)
Theatrical Trailer (3:55)
Photo gallery (24 images)
Gallery of Münchhausen images (32 images)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Based on the running time, a PAL > NTSC transfer.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"Münchhausen: A Myth in Agfacolor" documentary (73:46)
"The Adventures of Baron Munchausen or The Truth about Everything" 1931 animation (14:57)
"The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: A Winter Trip" 1944 animation (7:11)
Publicity still and poster gallery (4:25)
Production notes (text pages)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a 12-page booklet with making-of and restoration notes (in German).
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Extras:"Third Reich Cinema’s Finest Fictional Moment: Josef von Baky’s Münchhausen" audio essay by R. Dixon Smith (14:26)
Gallery
Theatrical Trailer (3:45) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
All editions have differing exclusive extras, and are of the 1995 restoration of the film.
Multiple versions have been shown; the original 134 minute OCN version doesn't seem to exist:
(1.) Original premiere (134 minutes).
(2.) Original theatrical (118 minutes).
(3.) 1949 reissue (105 minutes).
(4.) 1954 reissue (101 minutes).
(5.) 1954 general reissue (88 minutes).
(6.) 1995 restoration by the F.W. Murnau Stiftung (115 minutes). -
CUTS:
- R1 The Restored 1943 Epic America- Kino Video - Yes - 1995 restoration (110:47 PAL > NTSC)
- R2 Transit Classics Deluxe Edition Germany- Warner Home Video - Yes - 1995 restoration (110:03 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - Yes - 1995 restoration (110:53 PAL)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/08/16
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 11/05/19UPDATE LOG:
03/08/16: Initial entry.
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11/05/19: General titdyup.
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