The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn)
Directed by: Steven SpielbergCast list: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook, Daniel Mays
Country: USA
Year: 2011
Genres: Adventure / Action / Animation /
Runtime: 109 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Version dubbed in Catalan
The film is based on The Adventures of Tintin, a series of comic books created by Belgian artist Hergé (Georges Remi). Having bought a model ship, the Unicorn, for a pound at a market stall Tintin is initially puzzled that the sinister Mr. Sakharine should be so eager to buy it from him, resorting to murder and kidnapping. When Tintin, accompanied by his dog Snowy, sail to Morocco on an old cargo ship Sakharine bribes the crew to revolt against the ship's master, drunken Captain Haddock. Tintin, Snowy and Haddock escape, arriving in Morocco at the court of a sheikh, who also has a model of the Unicorn.
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Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Art and Design / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography /
Topics: means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / journalism, mass media, advertising / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
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Hergé, the creator of TintínInterview with Steven Spielberg (Spanish and English subt. in Spanish)
Soundtrack of the film, written by John Williams
The Making of the film. The process of recording: motion capture
Hergé draws Captain Haddock
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