Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964)

Review: Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964)

Director: Philippe Condroyer

Cast: Jean-Pierre Talbot, Jean Bouise, Félix Fernández, Jenny Orléans, Ángel Álvarez,

Jean-Pierre Talbot
Jean-Pierre Talbot
Jean Bouise
Jean Bouise
Félix Fernández
Félix Fernández
Jenny Orléans
Jenny Orléans
Ángel Álvarez
Ángel Álvarez

Plot: Professor Calculus's friend develops a blue-skinned orange that can grow on any kind of land and survive harsh weather (in the manner of Lue Gim Gong) and therefore solve world hunger. The Professor and his friends, however, run afoul of gangsters who also covet the fruit. The adventure takes them from their home in Marlinspike Hall (Moulinsart), a fictional mansion that is presumably in Belgium, to Spain, where Calculus and another scientist are kidnapped.

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