1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"
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The 1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" is a fantastical adventure comedy directed by Terry Gilliam that follows the outrageous, surreal exploits of the legendary teller of tall tales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9263060 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" Context triple: [Baron Münchhausen, hasAdaptation, 1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"]
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1997 animated film "Anastasia"
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The Great Muppet Caper (1981 film)
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Der Alte Fritz
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" Target entity description: The 1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" is a fantastical adventure comedy directed by Terry Gilliam that follows the outrageous, surreal exploits of the legendary teller of tall tales.
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A.
The NeverEnding Story (1984 film)
The NeverEnding Story is a 1984 fantasy film about a young boy who discovers a magical book that draws him into the quest to save the mythical land of Fantasia from a consuming force called "The Nothing."
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B.
Gulliver's Travels (1939 animated film)
Gulliver's Travels (1939 animated film) is an American animated feature produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures, loosely based on Jonathan Swift’s novel and notable as one of the earliest full-length animated films made in Technicolor.
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C.
1997 animated film "Anastasia"
The 1997 animated film "Anastasia" is a musical fantasy adventure loosely inspired by the legend of the surviving Russian Grand Duchess, following a young amnesiac woman who may be the lost Anastasia as she journeys to discover her identity.
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D.
The Great Muppet Caper (1981 film)
The Great Muppet Caper is a 1981 musical comedy film featuring the Muppets in a jewel-heist caper set in London, blending puppetry, slapstick humor, and musical numbers.
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E.
Der Alte Fritz
Der Alte Fritz is the German nickname for Frederick II of Prussia, the influential 18th-century king renowned for his military successes and enlightened absolutist rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | feature film ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
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Academy Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Visual Effects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Baron Munchausen stories by Rudolf Erich Raspe ⓘ |
| castMember |
Eric Idle
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ⓘ
John Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Pryce NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Polley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ Uma Thurman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Sally Salt
NERFINISHED
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The King of the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Giuseppe Rotunno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
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United Kingdom ⓘ West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Terry Gilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Cinecittà Studios
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ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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comedy ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Baron Munchausen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Kamen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
imagination versus reason
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tall tales ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate visual effects
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extravagant production design ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Arnon Milchan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Schühly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Tangent Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twelve Oaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-12-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 126 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles McKeown
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Terry Gilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Age of Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: 1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" Description of subject: The 1988 film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" is a fantastical adventure comedy directed by Terry Gilliam that follows the outrageous, surreal exploits of the legendary teller of tall tales.
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