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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The Secret of the Unicorn
Hergé, 1943

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 2011 and based on the comic book The Secret of the Unicorn by Hergé, first published in 1943. The movie features Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Daniel Mays, and others.

What users say

“The comic book is better than the movie”

But the movie is worth watching.

The Movie is also based on

Comic Book cover
Red Rackham's Treasure (1941)
Comic Book by Hergé
 
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Book cover
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Book by Alexander C. Irvine

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

8.5

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Comic Book Cover: The Secret of the Unicorn (Hergé, 1943)

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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 The Secret of the Unicorn, the 1943 comic book by Hergé

Year

1943

Pages

62

Book Rate

8.58

S: Goodreads

Comic Book

The Secret of the Unicorn

Original title: Le secret de la Licorne

Country: Belgium

First published in: 1943

Length: 62 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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IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of The Secret of the Unicorn, the 1943 comic book by Hergé

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