The Castafiore Emerald

Aug 17, 1992

0h 43m

★ 6.9

Overview

The opera diva Bianca Castafiore spends a few days with Tintin and his friends at Marlinspike Hall, where a mysterious theft is perpetrated.

Genres

Animation

Mystery

TV Movie

Production Companies

Ellipsanime Productions

Nelvana

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Cast

Tintin (voice)

Thierry Wermuth

Le capitaine Haddock (voice)

Christian Pelissier

Le professeur Tournesol (voice)

Henri Labussière

Nestor (voice)

Michel Ruhl

Bianca Castafiore (voice)

Marie Vincent

Dupont (voice)

Yves Barsacq

Dupond (voice)

Jean-Pierre Moulin

Milou (voice)

Susan Roman

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