Baron Münchhausen is given a very special mission by his king: he
must take a present to Joinana Pacha in a far away land. On his flying horse, the
baron will encounter many bizarre characters who will accompany him on
his fantastic voyage and help him to overcome numerous obstacles...
In the 1940s, the shadowy, skewed visual style of 1920s German expressionism was taken up by directors of American thrillers and psychological dramas, creating that distinctive film noir look.
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.