Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece

(1961)

★ 6.1 IMDb · 111 votes

Genres: Comedy, Adventure

Year: 1961

Runtime: 98 мин

Country: France

Director: Jean-Jacques Vierne

Cast: Jean-Pierre Talbot, Жорж Вильсон, Georges Loriot, Charles Vanel, Darío Moreno, Димос Старениос, Ulvi Uraz, Marcel Bozzuffi, Demetrios Myra, Henri Soya

Plot

After the death of Captain Thémistocle Paparanic, Captain Haddock's old friend, he inherits a ship called the Golden Fleece. Once Tintin and the captain arrive in Istanbul, where the ship is anchored, they meet Mr. Karabine, a businessman who stubbornly insists on buying it even though it is in a dilapidated state.

The first movie based on Hergé's character Tintin begins when Temistocle Paparanic, an old friend of Captain Haddock, dies and he inherits Paparanic's ship, "La Toison d'or" or "The Golden Fleece". Tintin and Haddock travel to Istanbul to collect it, only to find that its a worthless-looking wreck. However, soon a certain Anton Karabine offers him 600,000 pounds for it. When Haddock refuses to sell, he's nearly killed. After a while, the truth comes out: Paparanic and his crew led a coup in Tetaragua, a small Latin-American country. After ruling the country for three years, Paparanic left with the gold of the National Bank, and now his old shipmates are to trying get hold of it.