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Terry Gilliam's dream of breathing cinematic life into the Baron's ancient tale led to real-life vendettas, political feuds and jealousy. Anrew Yule, celebrated Hollywood chronicler, goes behind t scenes of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen to unravl, twist by agonizing twist the contorted dr which saw an original budget of $23.5 million balloon to $46 million, the most expensive film to be produced in Europe since Cleopatra.

Mix one American director with a German producer on a period extravaganza, set the locations in Italy and Spain and start the cameras rolling without enough money to do the job. Then sit back to watch disaster strike. That is the scenario Andrew Yule has recounted in this text.

A definitive insider's account of the triumphs and tribulations of a legendary Hollywood film producer

"A great story about vision, tactics, egos, and filmmaking . . . a complicated portrait of a complicated man."--Louise Bernikow, Cosmopolitan

"Gripping on every page and awash with toweringly overblown celluloid giants in rapturous megalomania."--Kirkus Reviews

"A Hollywood book that is not only well-researched and well-reasoned, but fair and entertaining in the bargain."--Inside Books

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