Tintin and the Blue Oranges

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Tintin and the Blue Oranges (originally Tintin et les Oranges Bleues) is a 1964 French film. It was the second live-action movie, with an original story based on characters from the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin, written and drawn by the Belgian artist Hergé. Tintin was played by Jean-Pierre Talbot, who also starred as Tintin in the prequel, Tintin and the Golden Fleece.

The book form is rarer than its predecessor, the English version particularly so.

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[edit] Plot

Professor Calculus's (Feliz Fernandez) friend develops a blue-skinned orange that can grow on any kind of land and survive harsh weather (in the manner of Lue Gim Gong) and therefore solve world hunger. The Professor and his friends, however, run afoul of gangsters who also covet the fruit. The adventure takes them from their home in Marlinspike Hall (Moulinsart in French), a fictional mansion house that is presumably in Belgium, to Spain, where Calculus and another scientist are kidnapped.

[edit] Cast

  • Jean Bouis ~ Haddock
  • Jean-Pierre Talbot ~ Tintin
  • Félix Fernández ~ Calculus
  • Jenny Orléans ~ Bianca Castafiore
  • Ángel Álvarez ~ Professor Zalamea
  • Max Elloy ~ Nestor
  • Franky François ~ Thomson
  • André Marié ~ Thompson
  • Pedro Mari Sánchez ~ Pablito
  • Salvador Beguería ~ Francesito
  • Pierre Desgraupes

[edit] Trivia

  • The term of the "blue orange" is a moderately popular image among the French, which was originally inspired by Paul Eluard's strange quote "Earth is blue like an orange".

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The Adventures of Tintin
Creation of Tintin · Books, films, and media · Ideology of Tintin
Characters: Supporting · Minor · Complete list
Miscellany: Hergé · Marlinspike · Captain Haddock's exclamations
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