The Very Same Munchhausen (1979)
A philosophical and poetic portrait of the famous (or maybe infamous?) Baron Munchhausen. His crazy, yet very merriment, stories, views and behavior is what sets him apart from others. He becomes alienated from the society that failed to grasp his brilliance. In fact, his brilliance is what underlines the faults with the society itself. It's a beautiful yet tragic story that is filled with dense and intellectual dialogue.
Director: Mark Zakharov
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Oleg Yankovskiy as Baron von Münchhausen |
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Inna Churikova as Jacobine von Münchhausen |
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Yelena Koreneva as Martha |
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Igor Kvasha as Burgomaster |
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Aleksandr Abdulov as Heinrich Ramkopf |
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Leonid Yarmolnik as Theophil von Münchhausen |
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Yuri Katin-Yartsev as Thomas |
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Vladimir Dolinskiy as Pastor |
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Leonid Bronevoy as Duke of Hanover |
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Semyon Farada as Commander-in-Chief |
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Vsevolod Larionov as Judge |
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Lyubov Polishchuk as Bertha, songstress |
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Igor Yasulovich as Duke's Secretary |
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Nikolay Keyl as |
| Directing | Mark Zakharov | Director |
| Writing | Grigori Gorin | Writer |
| Writing | Rudolph Erich Raspe | Novel |
| Sound | Aleksey Rybnikov | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Irma Tsekavaya | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalya Firsova | Costume Design |
| Camera | Vladimir Nakhabtsev | Director of Photography |
| Art | Georgy Kolganov | Production Design |
| Sound | Yuriy Rabinovich | Sound Director |
| Sound | Sergei Skripka | Conductor |
| Writing | Yury Entin | Lyricist |
| Directing | Leonid Chertok | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Sergei Armand | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | N. Minayeva | Makeup & Hair |
| Visual Effects | Vsevolod Yakubovich | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Irina Ivanova | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | Arseniy Lapisov | Music Editor |
| Writing | Ivan Vinogradov | Script Editor |
| Production | Lazar Milkis | Executive Producer |