The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) Movie poster and comic book cover compared.

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

Steven Spielberg, 2011

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Red Rackham's Treasure
Hergé, 1941

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 2011 and based on the comic book Red Rackham’s Treasure by , first published in 1941. The movie features Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Daniel Mays, and others.

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The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Book by Alexander C. Irvine

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RATING

7.3

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (Steven Spielberg, 2011)

8.5

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Comic Book Cover: Red Rackham's Treasure (Hergé, 1941)

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Storyline

While browsing in an outdoor market with his pet dog Snowy, Tintin, a young journalist, purchases a miniature model of a ship known as the Unicorn, but is accosted by two men, who both separately unsuccessfully attempt to acquire the model from Tintin. However, they are interrupted by the arrival of Barnaby, the Interpol officer who had tried to buy the model from Tintin, who is then assassinated while attempting to recover the Unicorn.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, the 2011 movie by Steven Spielberg

Year

2011

Minutes

107

Movie Rate

7.30

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

Country: USA

Year: 2011

Length: 1h47m

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Cover of Red Rackham's Treasure, the 1941 comic book by Hergé

Year

1941

Pages

64

Book Rate

8.54

S: Goodreads

Comic Book

Red Rackham's Treasure

Original title: Le trésor de Rackham Le Rouge

Country: Belgium

First published in: 1941

Length: 64 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Poster of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, the 2011 movie by Steven Spielberg

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18% No

9 votes

2 votes

comic book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Red Rackham's Treasure, the 1941 comic book by Hergé

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33% No

8 votes

4 votes

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