UW Cinematheque - New Restorations and Special Presentations
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | USA | 1989 | DCP | 126 min. Director: Terry Gilliam
Event Details
Date
Friday, May 1, 2026
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle.
Filming at Italy’s Cinecittà studios and utilizing several members of Federico Fellini’s usual crew, Gilliam created his most visually sumptuous movie: a classic German children’s story retold with Monty Python-esque humor. Neville and Polley are a perfectly charming pair of leads as the Baron and his young companion. The supporting cast includes Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, and Robin Williams as the King of the Moon.
Filming at Italy’s Cinecittà studios and utilizing several members of Federico Fellini’s usual crew, Gilliam created his most visually sumptuous movie: a classic German children’s story retold with Monty Python-esque humor. Neville and Polley are a perfectly charming pair of leads as the Baron and his young companion. The supporting cast includes Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, and Robin Williams as the King of the Moon.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3627 or email ben.reiser@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, April 17, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.