Tintin and the Blue Oranges

Tintin and the Blue Oranges is a 1964 family adventure film based on the characters created by Hergé. When Professor Calculus publishes a book about world hunger, a fellow scientist in Spain sends him a sample of a new fruit: a blue orange that can grow in desert soil. The discovery could help feed people in the hardest climates, which makes it valuable to criminals as well. After the orange is taken and the two scientists disappear, Tintin sets out for Spain with Captain Haddock and a group of local children to find them. The trail leads to an international gang that wants the fruit for itself.

Philippe Condroyer directed the film, working from a screenplay he wrote with Rémo Forlani and André Barret. It was Condroyer's second feature as director, following his 1963 debut, and it was produced by André Barret and Robert Laffont for companies in Spain and France. Jean-Pierre Talbot again plays Tintin, with Jean Bouise as Captain Haddock, Félix Fernández as Professor Calculus, Ángel Álvarez as Professor Zalamea, Jenny Orléans as Bianca Castafiore and Franky François as one of the Thompson twins. The film runs 105 minutes.

Audience response has been modest. On IMDb it holds a rating of 4.8 from around 1,300 votes, and on TMDB it sits at 5 out of 10 from roughly 110 votes. Those figures point to a film remembered mainly by devoted followers of the characters rather than by a broad audience.