
Birthday:
05-23-1907
Deathday:
03-03-1983 (75 years)
Birthplace:
Etterbeek, Belgium
Biography
Georges Prosper Remi (22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian cartoonist.
He is best known for creating The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums which are considered one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. He was also responsible for two other well-known series, Quick & Flupke (1930–1940) and The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko (1936–1957). His works were executed in his distinct ligne claire drawing style.
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He is best known for creating The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums which are considered one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. He was also responsible for two other well-known series, Quick & Flupke (1930–1940) and The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko (1936–1957). His works were executed in his distinct ligne claire drawing style.
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Tintin and I
Act like Self (archive footage)
event2004 star_border 6.8
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Why do the comic-strip Adventures of Tintin, about an intrepid boy reporter, continue to fascinate us decades after their publication? "Tintin and I" highlights the potent social and political underpinnings that give Tintin's world such depth, and delve into the mind of Hergé, Tintin's work-obsessed Belgian creator, to reveal the creation and development of Tintin over time. Rare and surprisingly candid 1970s interviews reveal the profound insecurities and anxieties that drove Hergé to produce stories that have not only entertained millions of children but also helped to satisfy a personal longing for self-expression.
Hergé: In the Shadow of Tintin
Act like Self (archive footage)
event2016 star_border 7.5
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Georges Remi, known as Hergé, a complex and complicated artist, created Tintin, one of the most famous characters in the world. With exceptional access to the archives of Studios Hergé and Moulinsart, this documentary looks at Remi's life and the way he changed the art of comic.
Le Petit Vingtième : le siècle de Tintin
Act like Self (archive footage)
event1995 star_border 6
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From the beginning, Hergé's work, Tintin's creator, was conditioned by the ideology of his publisher, the weekly child supplement of a Belgian Catholic newspaper. An exciting analysis of the political meaning of the adventures of Tintin.
The Mystery of the Rascar Capac Mummy
Act like Self - Cartoonist (archive footage)
event2019 star_border 8.3
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Rascar Capac, the sinister creature featured on Hergé's album The Seven Crystal Balls (1948), has left its mark on many generations of readers. To draw it, the Belgian cartoonist was probably inspired by a mummy exhibited in the first pre-Columbian exhibition organized by the Brussels Cinquantenaire Museum in 1923. Two intrepid archaeologists embark on a fascinating journey to reconstruct the story of the mysterious mummy.
I, Tintin
Act like Self (archive footage)
event1976 star_border 4.5
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The adventures of Hergé, or how Georges Remi created The Adventures of Tintin. Interviews, archive footage and animation clips tell the story of Tintin, which is the history of the 20th century.
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1975 star_border 6
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A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
Apostrophes
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1975 star_border 8.5
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Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Tintin and the Blue Oranges
Characters (1 ep.)
event1964 star_border 5
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Professor Calculus's friend develops a blue-skinned orange that can grow on any kind of land and survive harsh weather (in the manner of Lue Gim Gong) and therefore solve world hunger. The Professor and his friends, however, run afoul of gangsters who also covet the fruit. The adventure takes them from their home in Marlinspike Hall (Moulinsart), a fictional mansion that is presumably in Belgium, to Spain, where Calculus and another scientist are kidnapped.
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
Characters (1 ep.)
event1961 star_border 6.1
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After the death of Captain Thémistocle Paparanic, Captain Haddock's old friend, he inherits a ship called the Golden Fleece. Once Tintin and the captain arrive in Istanbul, where the ship is anchored, they meet Mr. Karabine, a businessman who stubbornly insists on buying it even though it is in a dilapidated state.
The Calculus Affair
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1964 star_border 6.7
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Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion: glass things break without any apparent reason. Professor Calculus, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of his work and send their agents to investigate.
Tintin and the Temple of the Sun
Adaptation (1 ep.)
event1969 star_border 6.6
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When seven archaeologists find an ancient Inca temple, they become victims of an ancient curse. Back in Europe, one by one they fall into a deep sleep and only once a day, all at the same time, they wake up for a few minutes and experience hallucinations where the sinister living mummy of Rascar Capac appears.
Tintin and the Lake of Sharks
Characters (1 ep.)
event1972 star_border 6.2
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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.
Tintin in America
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 6.5
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In order to assassinate the inquisitive Belgian reporter Tintin, the evil gangster Al Capone orders Smiles, an executive under his command, to lure him to a meeting to be held in Chicago…
King Ottokar's Sceptre
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 6.7
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An absent-minded sigillographer gets Tintin involved in a dangerous political intrigue in the Balkan nation of Syldavia.
Cigars of the Pharaoh
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 6.7
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While on vacation in Egypt, Tintin encounters an eccentric archaeologist who believes to have found the whereabouts of Pharaoh Kih-Oskh's tomb. Tintin finds there a cigar marked with a strange emblem.
The Blue Lotus
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 6.6
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Tintin is visited in India by a Chinese gentleman who brings him a message. Then, an unseen marksman throws a poisonous dart right into his neck. The only clue Tintin receives from the now mad messenger is that there are problems in Shanghai related to a man named Mitsuhirato.
The Broken Ear
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 6.7
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When a South American fetish is stolen and then reappears the next morning, Tintin investigates.
The Black Island
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 6.6
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Tintin is out on a peaceful walk. But the comfortable atmosphere will not last long. When an aircraft with an engine failure lands, Tintin does his part to help, but he is shot and ends up in hospital.
The Crab with the Golden Claws
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 6.9
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Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat.
The Shooting Star
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 6.5
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The sudden approach of a giant meteorite to Earth gives Tintin nightmares of death. Luckily, it lands in the Arctic Sea. Then, Tintin is appointed press delegate aboard Captain Haddock's ship Aurora, along with an international expedition to find it.
The Seven Crystal Balls
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 7.3
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Tintin and his friends investigate when something ominous haunts seven archaeologists, just after their return from an ethnographic expedition to the Andes, where they have dug up the tomb of Inca Rascar Capac.
Prisoners of the Sun
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 6.9
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Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Peru in search of an abducted friend.
The Secret of the Unicorn
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 7.3
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Tintin buys an old model ship at a flea market as a gift for Captain Haddock, who tells him about the exploits of a famous ancestor related to it. Then, Tintin learns that it is not an ordinary model ship.
Land of Black Gold
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 6.6
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When cars start to explode, which can lead to a serious oil crisis, Tintin and his friends travel to the Middle East to get to the bottom of the problem.
The Crab with the Golden Claws
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1947 star_border 5.5
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Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat.
Red Rackham's Treasure
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 7
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Tintin and Captain Haddock search for Red Rackham's treasure with the help of an eccentric but lovable professor.
Destination Moon
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 7.4
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Tintin and his friends go to Syldavia and join a secret space program.
The Adventures of Tintin
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event2011 star_border 6.9
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Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.
Explorers on the Moon
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 7.4
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Tintin and his friends travel to the Moon aboard the Syldavian nuclear powered rocket.
The Red Sea Sharks
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 6.7
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Tintin and his friends travel to Khemed, a Middle East nation, to help its ruler, Emir Mohammed ben Kalish Ezab, who gets into trouble when Bab El Ehr, an arms smuggler and terrorist, rises and takes over.
The Castafiore Emerald
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 7
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The opera diva Bianca Castafiore spends a few days with Tintin and his friends at Marlinspike Hall, where a mysterious theft is perpetrated.
Tintin in Tibet
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 7.1
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Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Tibet in search of an old friend who has disappeared after a plane crash.
Flight 714
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 7
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Tintin and his friends get involved in an unexpected and weird adventure when they meet Laszlo Carreidas, an eccentric millionaire.
Tintin and the Picaros
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 6.6
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Tintin falls into a dangerous trap after his friends are falsely arrested in a troubled South American country where a revolution is about to explode.
The Calculus Affair
Comic Book (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 7.1
top_panel_open
Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion. Glass things break without any apparent reason. The Professor, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of the Professor's work and send their agents to investigate.
Untitled Adventures of Tintin Sequel
Writer (1 ep.)
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Based on the comic book Prisoners of the Sun, where Tintin and Haddock head to South America to find a cure for their friend professor Calculus.
Kuifje: De Zonnetempel, De Musical
Book (1 ep.)
event2002
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Registration of the 2001 Belgian musical, based on two of The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé. An expedition of seven scientists, the Sanders-Hardiman expedition, discovers the tomb of the Incan mummy Rascar Capac and provokes the anger of the Sun God. A curse descends upon them. Meanwhile, Kuifje and Bobbie arrive on the train at Molensloot, and Kuifje talks to another traveller about the recent return of the expedition from Peru. He says that all will end badly, desecrating the burial chambers of the Incas like Tutankhamen's – five members of the expedition have already been mysteriously struck down.
The Adventures of Tintin: Explorers on the Moon
Writer (1 ep.)
star_border 4
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Tintin and his friends travel to the moon during a mission and earn the title of the first humans on the moon.
Tintin: Land of the Soviets
Original Story (1 ep.)
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Tintin, a young Belgian reporter, is sent on a mission to examine and report on life in the newly-Stalinised Soviet Union. However, upon arrival, he finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy far greater than he could have anticipated.
The Adventures of Tintin
Creator (102 ep.)
event1991 star_border 8
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Travel with Tintin, the young and intrepid Belgian reporter, and his faithful dog Snowy as they take you from Tibet to the Moon, or from Egypt to the depths of the sea -- solving mysteries, pursuing truth and justice, and gambling with their lives.
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