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Often described as the Czech Méliès , visionary filmmaker Karel Zeman has been a profound influence on whole generations of film artists from Jan vankmajer to Tim Burton, the Quay Brothers to Terry Gilliam, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Wes Anderson. His ground-breaking innovations in the use of live-action and animation mark him as one of the great masters of 20th Century fantasy cinema, ranking alongside his more celebrated Western counterparts Willis O Brien and Ray Harryhausen. The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (Baron Prá il) is perhaps Zeman s most beloved achievement.

Still regarded as the finest film adaptation of Gottfried August Bürger s outlandish tales of Baron Munchausen (made famous in his 1786 book), Zeman s wildly inventive and outrageously fun take on the incredible adventures of the bragging Baron come to life in a film celebrating the courage and imagination of dreamers and poets. With its mind-bending melding of live-action, animation and extraordinary matte work, Zeman has crafted a timeless work that continues to astonish.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961) Presented from a new 4K restoration from original materials by the Karel Zeman Museum and the Czech National Film Archive
• New and exclusive filmed appreciation by writer, editor and film historian Michael Brooke.
• Karel Zeman and the World featurette
• The Birth of a Film Legend featurette
• Why Zeman Made the Film featurette
• The Cast
• Zeman's Special Effects Techniques
• Karel Zeman: The Legend Continues featurette
• Booklet featuring a new essay on the film by journalist and critic Graham Williamson
• New and improved English subtitle translation.
• Original Czech soundtrack in Dual Mono 24-bit LPCM audio