Wanting a lavish production to mark the 25th anniversary of UFA, the German film studio, Joseph Goebbels, director of the Nazi propaganda machine, commissioned an adaptation of Baron von Münchhausen‘s “autobiographical” stories. Baron von Münchhausen (1720-97) was an eccentric figure in European history, whose tall tales about his adventures rival anything to be found in the legends of Paul Bunyan or classic figures like Odysseus. This film recounts some of the episodes from the Baron’s sensational stories, which are set in the world of the 18th century.
Hans Albers
as Baron Münchhausen
Wilhelm Bendow
as Der Mondmann
Ferdinand Marian
as Graf Cagliostro
Käthe Haack
as Baronin Münchhausen
Hans Brausewetter
as Freiherr von Hartenfeld
Marina von Ditmar
as Sophie von Riedesel, die Verlobte von Hartenfeld
Brigitte Horney
as Zarin Katharina II
Hubert von Meyerinck
as Prinz Anton Ulrich
Leo Slezak
as Sultan Abd ul Hamid
Gustav Waldau
as Casanova
Ilse Werner
as Prinzessin Isabella d’Este
Eduard von Winterstein
as Vater Münchhausen
