Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.=Having bought a model ship, the Unicorn, for a pound off a market stall Tintin is initially puzzled that the sinister Mr. Sakharine should be so eager to buy it from him, resorting to murder and kidnapping Tintin - accompanied by his marvellous dog Snowy - to join him and his gang as they sail to Morocco on an old cargo ship. Sakharine has bribed the crew to revolt against the ship's master, drunken Captain Haddock, but Tintin, Snowy and Haddock escape, arriving in Morocco at the court of a sheikh, who also has a model of the Unicorn. Haddock tells Tintin that over three hundred years earlier his ancestor Sir Francis Haddock was forced to scuttle the original Unicorn when attacked by a piratical forebear of Sakharine but he managed to save his treasure and provide clues to its location in three separate scrolls, all of which were secreted in models of the Unicorn. Tintin and Sakharine...
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Writers:
Steven Moffat (screenplay), Edgar Wright (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
Stars:
Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis and Daniel Craig | See full cast and crew
Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Bell ... Tintin (voice)
Andy Serkis ... Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
Daniel Craig ... Sakharine / Red Rackham (voice)
Nick Frost ... Thomson (voice)
Simon Pegg ... Thompson (voice)
Daniel Mays ... Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
Gad Elmaleh ... Ben Salaad (voice)
Toby Jones ... Silk (voice)
Joe Starr ... Barnaby (voice)
Enn Reitel ... Nestor / Mr. Crabtree (voice)
Mackenzie Crook ... Tom / Pirate Flunky #2 (voice)
Tony Curran ... Lieutenant Delcourt (voice)
Sonje Fortag ... Mrs. Finch (voice)
Cary Elwes ... Pilot (voice)
Phillip Rhys ... Co-Pilot / French Medic (voice)
Plot Keywords:
Tintin | Ship | Captain | Treasure | Scroll
Taglines:
This year, discover how far adventure will take you.
Genres:
Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Mystery
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for adventure action violence, some drunkenness and brief smoking See all certifications
Parents Guide:
View content advisory
Details
Official Sites:
Official Facebook [France] | Official site
Country:
USA | New Zealand
Language:
English
Release Date:
21 December 2011 (USA)
Also Known As:
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Filming Locations:
Wellington, New Zealand
Box Office
Budget:
$130,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:
CZK 213,778 (Czech Republic) (23 October 2011) (11 Screens)
Gross:
$371,940,071 (Worldwide) (21 February 2012)
Company Credits
Production Co:
Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Technical Specs
Runtime:
107 min
Sound Mix:
Datasat | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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