Second Run's THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN (review)

Before there was Terry Gilliam the animator turned director, there was Karel Zeman, before there was Gilliam's THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, there was Zeman's THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN combining live action and animation into a visually stunning comic adventure of moon men, sultans, princesses, pirates, and sea monsters.

REVIEW LINK: Second Run (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 pillarboxed fullscreen
• Czech LPCM 2.0 mono
• Optional English subtitles
• "Karel Zeman - Film Adventurer" 108 minute documenary
• "Baron Munchausen: Fibs and Facts" analysis by Michael Brooke
• Featurettes:
• "Karel Zeman and the World"
• "The Birth of a Film Legend"
• "Why Zeman Made the Film"
• "The Cast"
• "Zeman's Special Effects Techniques"
• "Karel Zeman: The Legend Continues"
• "Museum Karel Zeman"
• Theatrical Trailer
• Sixteen-page booklet by critic Graham Williamson