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Tintin in America

1992 0h 22m FR
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6.4
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★6.4TMDB · 55
AnimationAdventureTV Movie
Synopsis
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In order to assassinate the inquisitive Belgian reporter Tintin, the evil gangster Al Capone orders Smiles, an executive under his command, to lure him to a meeting to be held in Chicago…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Stéphane Bernasconi
Writers
Eric Rondeaux, Robert Réa
Languages
French
Countries
Belgium, Canada, France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Canada, France.

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ERA

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Part of the "The Adventures of Tintin" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ray Parker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Thierry Wermuth and Susan Roman and Christian Pelissier carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0837231 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stéphane Bernasconi directs. Ray Parker scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, Canada, France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Canada, France.
  • 4Part of the "The Adventures of Tintin" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 6Original score by Ray Parker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 7Thierry Wermuth and Susan Roman and Christian Pelissier carry the top of the cast.
  • 8IMDB entry: tt0837231 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score
Ray Parker
Runtime
22 min · 0h 22m
Status
Released
Original language
FR

Part of

The Adventures of Tintin

Collection of the TV-Movies of the Adventures of Tintin.

Also by

Stéphane Bernasconi

Production companies

Who made it

  • Ellipsanime Productions

    Ellipsanime Productions

    FR

  • Nelvana

    Nelvana

    CA

Key crew

  • ProducerRobert Réa
  • Comic BookHergé

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • chicago, illinois
  • prohibition era
  • based on comic
  • investigative journalist

Release history · US

When it landed

  • TV1992-09-28

Also known as

International titles

  • Les aventures de Tintin - Vol. 1, Tintin en AmériqueFR
  • Tintin In AmericaIT
  • Tim und Struppi - Tim in AmerikaDE
  • Tintin na AméricaPT
  • Tintim na AméricaPT
  • Les aventures de Tintin - 01 - Tintin en AmériqueFR

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