Tintin in America 1992

Overview

Tintin in America is a 1992 animated television movie directed by Stéphane Bernasconi. The production, which has a runtime of 22 minutes, was released in the United States on September 28, 1992. The story follows the inquisitive Belgian reporter Tintin as he travels to 1930s Chicago to investigate and write about the city's organized crime wave. During his visit, Tintin works to assist the police in their efforts to apprehend the infamous gangster Al Capone and his criminal organization. The plot centers on the conflict between the reporter and the mob, as the evil Al Capone orders his executive, a character named Smiles, to lure Tintin to a meeting in Chicago with the intention of assassinating him. The film features voice work from actors including Colin O'Meara, Thierry Wermuth, Christian Pelissier, and Henri Labussière. This adaptation is based on the third volume of the comics series The Adventures of Tintin, which was originally created by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé and serialized in the newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle starting in 1931.