Truly Scrumptious he can make a new car for the Baron. Truly suggests informing the British government that the rival country has kidnapped a British citizen, but Caractacus wants to save his father so instead they pursue the blimp. Eventually they find the blimp, but see that Baron Bomburst has spotted them with his country government staff and thus they are forced to hide in the nearby village as the Baron releases his army to search for the car. A friendly local Toymaker hides them and informs them that children are forbidden in the country by the Baron's wife, Baroness Bomburst. When
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