advance.
We placed damp powder into the cannon.
- Why damp?
- We are not murderers.
He will fly no more than 4 meters
and fall to the ground.
Everything will be proved and
he will go back to his flowers.
Won't there be anything unwanted?
God forbid, your highness!
Everything will be played out
to the letter. The overture will be
followed by the questioning.
Then the convict's last words,
cannon fire, general merriment, dancing.
On the whole your idea is interesting.
Yes, yes, the idea is interesting.
Shall we begin, frau Martha?
Please, deliver your lines.
Well.
God, forgive us all,
bless us and try
to ensure that first of all everything
goes smoothly and secondly
No more time. Pastor, no more time.
Time to begin.
Let frau Martha begin!
Good. A pink dress against
the gray background looks good.
The waistline is a little too high
but on the whole it is not bad.
Good morning, frau Martha.
Have you brought the request
for mercy?
I have.
Read it.
I, Martha, the wife of gardener Muller
Ask you to have mercy
on my insane husband.
Let me at least put a different date.
On no account. You must read
your lines accurately.
Your highness!
I entreat you
On this day, the 32nd of May
- Excellent, frau Martha! - Do you
promise that nothing will happen to him?
I have already explained to you, the powder
is damp. He will fall from the muzzle
to the ground to general amusement!
At the most he might get slight bruises.
In order to identify you, accused,
and to prevent any mistake we suggest
that you in front of the witnesses
repeat baron Munchhausen's famous
feat, that of flying to the Moon!
I warn you, you have
the right to refuse.
No! I agree.
Then, let's start the confession.
I've been doing it all my life.
But no one believed me.
- Please, unburden your soul.
- It happened of its own accord, pastor.
I had a friend.
He betrayed me.
I had a loved one.
She denounced me. I fly away
with a light heart.
Rude! We like so much...
Always...
...That is not the main thing
- Yes.
Why did you agree to participate
in this farce?
I did it for the sake of our love.
I no longer believe in it.
Why can't I hear? I don't understand
what they are talking about.
Your highness, the accused
thanks the town authorities
and at the same time as it were
jokes with his beloved.
Good. The lace collar and the tuck
at the front are especially becoming.
And he does look like the late baron.
Do you remember, when we visited
Archimedes he said
"Love is a theorem that we must
prove every day"
- Say something to me as a farewell.
- What?
What?
- Say something to me as a farewell.
- What?
Think!
There is always something important
to say at such a moment!
I... I...
I will be waiting for you!
Not that!
I...
I love you very much!
Not that!
- I will be faithful to you!
- No need.
They put the damp powder, Karl! They want
to interfere with your flight, Karl!
That's it!
Thank you.
Thank you, Martha.
Let everyone envy! No one
else has such a woman.
My God. A druggist's daughter
is a druggist's daughter.
Thomas, have you brought
what I asked you to?
Yes, baron! Here it is!
Is this dry? Sure?
Yes! It will blow up all right!
Farewell, gentlemen!
I will fly away now and we are most
likely never to see each other again!
When I come back next time
You will be no more.
The thing is that time
flies differently on Earth
and in the sky.
A second there is equal to an age here!
Everything is relative.
But it'll take a lot
of time to explain.
My God, I am so tired of dying.
Ignite the fuse!
Your highness, the situation
is extreme!
Your highness, I know him.
He will not stop.
Everything is going to blow up
your highness!
- And me too?
- I tell you, everything!
- Where is the commander in chief?
- He is in command.
Your highness! Please,
Please acknowledge that he is
the baron!
That is not dangerous, your highness. It
can be looked upon as a humanitarian