Tintin and the Lake of Sharks
Seen it?1972 | 81 min | Adventure, Mystery, Family, Animation
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, adventure fans and families. If you loved The Adventures of Tintin, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 21 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
Tintin and Captain Haddock are 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 Borduria. However, 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Raymond Leblanc
- Jacques CareuilTintin (voice)
- Claude BertrandCapitaine Haddock (voice)
- Micheline DaxBianca Castafiore (voice)
- Serge NadaudRastapopoulos (voice)
- Guy PiérauldDupond (voice)
- Paul RiegerDupont (voice)
- Jacques VinitzkiNiko (voice)
- Marie VinitzkiNouchka (voice)
- Henri VirlogeuxLe professeur Tournesol (voice)