In a small inn, the impoverished Baron von Münchhausen tries to keep his head above water with the help of his stories.

In a small inn, the impoverished Baron von Münchhausen tries to keep his head above water with the help of his stories. Therefore, he tells how he defended Saint Petersburg for Tsarina Katharina from the attacking Turks. During that battle he met Vladimir, the strongest man in the world, and Hermet, the fastest man in the world. To defeat the Sultan, he flies into the Turkish camp on a cannonball. Back in the Tsarina's palace, she presented him with a badge of honor.—Ulf Kjell Gür