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• Actors: Georges Wilson, Jean-Pierre Talbot, Charles Vanel, Ulvi Uraz, Darío Moreno
• Directors: Jean-Jacques Vierne
• Producers: Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece ( Tintin et le mystère de la toison d'or ), Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece, Tintin et le mystère de la toison d'or
• Format: Import, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Umbrella Entertainment
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00262HM9M
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,466 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Australia released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: This first-ever live-action Tintin film was famously set in Istanbul, Turkey, and is considered by many 'tintinologists' to be one of the best Tintin films ever produced. Memorably played by jean-Pierre Talbot, Tintin teams up with his dog Snowy to help their friend Captain haddock (Charles Wilson) travel to Istanbul to collect an inheritance, a ship called the Golden Fleece. An old rust-bucket, the ship's seemingly worthless cargo draws the attention of a devious businessman, forcing our heroes to sail to Greece to escape his evil clutches. The comedy is driven by Captain Haddock, dotty Professor Calculus and the hapless Thompson Twins, all uncanny look alikes of the originals. With Tintin, these characters appear to have walked off the pages of the classic Herge comic. Combining stunning cinematography in exotic locales with excellent action sequences, The Mystery of The Golden Fleece is a must-see for Tintin fans. ...Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece ( Tintin et le mystère de la toison d'or )

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2.0 out of 5 stars Minor, but mildly amusing for fans of the books., October 14, 2009

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This review is from: Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece ( Tintin et le mystère de la toison d'or ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2.4 Import - Australia ] (DVD)

Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (Jean-Jacques Vierne, 1961)

There have been a number of attempts to bring Tintin tot he big screen (and the small) over the years, both in animated and live-action form; they have met with varying degrees of success. Vierne's 1961 attempt is interesting in that it is a live-action film, but Vierne was obviously interested in being as slavishly faithful to the look and feel of the series as possible, even if that meant having the fake beards on Haddock (Gerorges Wilson, nominated for a BAFTA the same year for The Long Absence) and Calculus (The Anniversary's Georges Loriot) looking suspiciously like construction paper that's been blackened with a felt-tip marker. Still, if you assume the cheesy, low-budget feel was intended (and given the bears, you kinda have to), then this becomes an enjoyable enough romp if you're not a complete purist.

Plot: Haddock inherits an old ship, the Golden Fleece, and he, Tintin (Jean-Pierre Talbot, the only actor to return for Tintin et les Oranges Bleues--and who never worked in film again after playing Tintin twice), and Milou (aka Snowy in English translations) head off to Greece to check the ship out. It turns out to be a broken-down heap with only a skeleton crew, but Tintin gets suspicious when Haddock is offered an astronomical sum for the ship. They decide to figure out what Haddock's old friend was on about, and thus begins their quest for a hidden cache of gold.

Yes, it's bland, and the actors sound a lot more like they're doing a first staged reading than making an actual movie. The special effects are atrocious, for the most part, and some characters seem to be there just to pacify fans of the comic books (Thomson and Thompson get especially short shrift). That said, it's silly fun. Not my first choice for a rainy night, but not my last, either. **