The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 8 April 2008. It includes a new commentary with Gilliam and co-writer/actor McKeown, a three-part documentary on the making of the film, storyboard sequences, and deleted scenes. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 adventure fantasy film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, and Uma Thurman. The film is based on the tall tales about the 18th-century German nobleman Baron Munchausen and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman Empire. The film was a box office bomb, grossing just $8 million against its $46
43rd British Academy Film Awards - Gerry Hambling "' "Dead Poets Society" - Maurice Jarre "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" - Dante Ferretti "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" - Maggie Weston, Fabrizio Sforza "Mississippi Burning" "Back to the Future Part II" "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" - Gabriella Pescucci Alec Guinness 43rd British Academy Film Awards The 43rd British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1990, honoured the best films of 1989. Peter Weir's Dead Poets Society won the award for Best Film. "Dead Poets Society" Daniel Day-Lewis in "My Left Foot" Pauline Collins in "Shirley Valentine" Ray