Tintin and the Lake of Sharks

1972 [FRENCH]

Action / Adventure / Animation / Crime / Family / Mystery

9
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 3254 3.3K

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Plot summary

Tintin is sent to guard Professor Calculus, who has invented a machine that can duplicate anything, and is staying in a village near the border of Syldavia and Bodouria. Rastapopoulous, an infamous and ruthless international criminal, tries to lure Calculus and Tintin away by kidnapping two children, who live nearby, in order to get his clutches on the machine.

Director

Raymond Leblanc Photo
Raymond Leblanc

Top cast

Jacques Balutin Photo
Jacques Balutin as Le gardien du musée
Nathalie Nerval Photo
Nathalie Nerval as La femme de ménage
Maurice Nasil Photo
Maurice Nasil as (voice)
Jacques Careuil Photo
Jacques Careuil as Tintin
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672.36 MB
1280*730
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 13 min
Seeds 3
1.22 GB
1860*1060
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 13 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by k_luifje

The movie is nice, the books are better.

'Tintin et le rac aux requins' is not based on one of the books of Herge. Greg (also a maker of comics) wrote the story for this film. He didn't do a really bad job, but there are no surprises or (very) funny scenes in the scenario. It is a simple film about Tintin going on adventure with his dog Bobbie and Haddock, the captain. On the way to the prof. (called Tournesol in the original French version) they meet the two stupid detectives (called Dupont et Dupond in the original French version). The prof. has invented something and Tintin and Haddock (this is their real French name) have to protect it from Rastapopoulos, a bad villain who is never scary or something that would make him a real villain.There are no surprises, jokes or something else this film could and should be remembered for. And the worst of all: Greg came up with two annoying kids who are trying to help Tintin in his 'quest' to beat Rastapopoulos.If you really want to enjoy yourself: read the books of Tintin made by Herge, because they ARE funny, full of surprises and they DO have things one could and should remember!!!
Reviewed by JohnHowardReid 6 / 10

Tintin and the Malaise of Good Script Ideas

Although available on a DVD of excellent quality, one cannot say the same about the movie itself. Although the storyline is easy enough to follow, its rather jumbled account of underwater larceny in a remote Swiss chalet fails to hold the interest. The characters remain stubbornly one-dimensional from first to last, and the "surprise", sudden introduction of a "comic" villain from a previous Tintin adventure does not help either. In fact, the script is way overloaded with slapstick episodes. The players vary from the overly enthusiastic (the chief villain) to the conspicuously bland (Tintin himself). True, despite everything — including its animation techniques that vary from agreeably watchable to save money elementary — the movie is often reasonably engaging, even though the promise of its earlier scenes (the plane perched on the edge of a cliff) fails to materialize.
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