Tintin et les oranges bleues (1964)

Film based on the characters from the comic created by "Hergé".

Director:

Philippe Condroyer

Writers:

Hergé (characters), André Barret (scenario and dialogue)

Stars:

Jean Bouise, Jean-Pierre Talbot, Félix Fernández

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jean Bouise	...	le capitaine Haddock
Jean-Pierre Talbot	...	Tintin
Félix Fernández	...	le professeur Tournesol (as Félix Fernandez)
Jenny Orléans	...	La Castafiore
Ángel Álvarez	...	le Professeur Zalamea (as Angel Alvarez)
Max Elloy	...	Nestor
Franky François	...	Dupond
André Marié	...	Dupont (as André Marie)
Pedro Mari Sánchez	...	Pablito (as Pedro-Maria Sanchez)
Salvador Beguería	...	Francesito
Pierre Desgraupes	...	Le présentateur de l'émission littéraire

Storyline

In this live-action adaptation of the comic, Professor Calculus has just written a book called "The Earth is Starving". He appears on television to appeal to the scientists of the world to work towards a solution to the hunger problem. Soon afterwards, he receives a package from a Spanish professor, Antenor Zalamea, which contains a blue orange that can be grown in desert soil. Calculus travels to Spain, but a criminal emir who wants the discovery for himself kidnaps both professors. Tintin and Captain Haddock come to the rescue with the help of some local children.

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Plot Keywords:

tintin character | snowy the dog character | five word title | spain | rescued by dog | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The castle of Marlinspike (Moulinsard in French) is based on an existing French castle: Cheverny, on the Loire river. Unfortunately, the real castle has two extra towers on each side, recently added. For the movie, they chose the castle of Ecquevilly, which was was at this time a sanatorium - now the city hall. Interestingly enough, two other movies took place in this small city : "Les risques du metier" from André Cayatte (the school is in fact the former city hall), and The Longest Day (1962) from Ken Annakin.

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Goofs

Around 01:13:38, Tintin is rising up suitcase's antenna. On the next shot, Tintin is closing the suitcase but the antenna is already turned down.

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Connections

Referenced in Langlois (1970)

User Reviews

Fun, light comic book adaptation

While not quite as engaging as TINTIN ET LE MYSTERE DE LA TOISON D'OR(1961), this adaptation is fun and silly enough to impress most children under 10 and adult fans. Jean-Pierre Talbot makes for an athletic Tintin and resembles the character physically, which is what counts. Jean Bouise as Capitaine Haddock is rather silly and a lot more like the comic book character than his incarnation in the previous movie(George Wilson). The story is typical Tintin fare, with adventure in exotic places(in this case Valencia, Spain) and over the top bad guys. For those of you not familiar with Tintin, let's just say that every French speaking child(and most European children) under the age of 14 has been thrilled by his comic book adventures for over half a century. In this film we find our heroes and their friend Professeur Tournesol going to Spain to investigate the blue oranges of the title. After much to-ing and fro-ing, they expose the villains who have captured the professor and his Spanish colleague. A really funny moment occurs when Captain Haddock finds a bottle of whiskey and attempts to have a drink while Tintin tries to get him to check out the clues he has found. Anyone who has read a Tintin book knows that the good captain likes his drink and will try anything to have one. Overall, silly but a lot of fun, especially if you are young or young at heart. I give it 6 comic books out of 10.

Details

Country:

France Spain

Language:

French Spanish Arabic

Release Date:

18 December 1964 (France)

Also Known As:

El misterio de las naranjas azules

Filming Locations:

Simat de la Valldigna, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance de Production Cinematographique (APC), Procusa, Rodas P.C.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1