Tintin Video, VCD, and DVD Releases

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Last modified: 29 December 2012.

Tintin DVDs

The Adventures of Tintin DVDs - Australian release
Released by Madman Entertainment in 2004 (as a box set) and again in 2006 (separately). The episodes are in the order of the books, beginning with Tintin in America. The first 3 discs have 4 stories, the last 3 have only 3.
The Adventures of Tintin 5-disc DVD boxset - North American release
The Adventures of Tintin Anchor Bay UK Release, 5-disc DVD set
Anchor Bay release  Anchor Bay release Tintin DVDs [Image © Ellipse-Nelvana.]
  • Label: Anchor Bay UK
  • Catalogue: ABDTIN1
  • Year: 2003
  • Description: An HMV exclusive 5 disc-set, comprising all the Ellipse-Nelvana series. Three language tracks : English, French & Spanish. No subtitles. In cardboard box, with fold-out inner digipack sleeve. Strangely, although all the other adventures are presented in chronological order, ‘The Blue Lotus’ is placed before ‘Tintin In America’ on disc one. Red Rackham’s Treasure is also spelt incorrectly throughout the set, both on packaging and on DVD menus, as ‘Red Rackham Treasure’.
Episode list:
  • Disc One
  1. The Blue Lotus
  2. Tintin In America
  3. Cigars Of The Pharaoh
  4. The Broken Ear
  • Disc Two
  1. The Black Island
  2. King Ottokar’s Sceptre
  3. The Crab With The Golden Claws
  4. The Shooting Star
  • Disc Three
  1. The Secret Of The Unicorn
  2. Red Rackham's Treasure
  3. The Seven Crystal Balls
  4. Prisoners Of The Sun
  • Disc Four
  1. Land Of Black Gold
  2. Destination Moon
  3. Explorers On The Moon
  4. The Calculus Affair
  • Disc Five
  1. The Red Sea Sharks
  2. Tintin In Tibet
  3. The Castafiore Emerald
  4. Flight 714
  5. Tintin And The Picaros
Les Aventures de Tintin en DVD
Atlas Éditions are releasing a DVD every fortnight with an episode of Tintin on, and an accompanying booklet about the story, plus a section about the transition from book to animated cartoon [see example below]
Story board from Tintin in Tibet cartoon
[Image © Ellipse-Nelvana.]
The Adventures of Tintin - Tintin and The Mystery of The Golden Fleece
Released: 5 November 2007
Distributor: Shock
Languages: French
Subtitles: English
Running time: 93 mins
Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
Aspect ratio: 16:9 Enhanced
Transfer format: Widescreen
Region: 4 PAL
Original year of release: 1961
Mini review by toddly6666
Where to buy: http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/796197
The Adventures Of Tintin - Tintin And The Blue Oranges
Released: 5 November 2007
Distributor: Shock
Languages: French
Subtitles: English
Running time: 92 mins
Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
Aspect ratio: 16:9 Enhanced
Transfer format: Widescreen
Region: 4 PAL
Original year of release: 1964
Mini review by toddly6666
Where to buy: http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/796196

Tintin VCDs

The Adventures of Tintin
Distributor: Apple Tree Films (Singapore)
Released: 1997
Language: English
Subtitles: None
Titles released: every Tintin story, except Soviets, Congo, and Alph-art.
Description: Tintin cartoon series made by Ellipse-Nelvana on 21 VCDs. The titles are sold separately; each title comes in a metal case (one disc per story, some stories split into 2 episodes).
Where to buy: Tintin.com.tw
The Calculus Affair VCD  The Calculus Affair VCD
[Image © Ellipse-Nelvana.]