Python (Monty) Pictures ended at the end of 1980 (a unique arrangement at the time). As revealed in "The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen" (included on the bonus DVD of the 20th Anniversary Edition of Python member Terry Gilliam's 1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"), Python Pictures was to originally bring in part of the funding for "Munchausen" but eventually the deal didn't come to fruition. Python (Monty) Pictures Python (Monty) Pictures Limited is composed of the five surviving members of the main Monty Python team, who now serve as the directors. Python (Monty) Pictures which was incorporated in 1973 and now
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen the "major credit must go to Giuseppe Rotunno, the cameraman; Dante Ferretti, the production designer; Richard Conway, who did the special effects, and Peerless Camera Company Ltd., responsible for the optical effects. Without them, "Baron Munchausen" would have looked about as big and as interesting as a 25-cent postage stamp." The film was nominated for four British Academy Film Awards, winning three: and losing Best Special Effects to Back to the Future Part II. In 1990, the film was nominated for four Oscars: In 1991, the film was further nominated for four Saturn Awards: It won the 1990 Italian National