The Fabulous Baron Munchausen served as an influence for Terry Gilliam, who was then making his own version of the Munchausen stories, "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen". According to Gilliam: British magazine Home Cinema Choice voted "The Fabulous Baron Munchausen" the best digitally restored film of 2017, defeating such films as "The Thing", "The Wages of Fear" and "Mulholland Drive". The Fabulous Baron Munchausen The Fabulous Baron Munchausen () is a 1961 Czechoslovak romantic adventure film directed by Karel Zeman, based on the tales about Baron Munchausen. The film combines live-action with various forms of animation and is highly stylized, often evoking the engravings
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