''I, Tintin'' ( French: ''Moi, Tintin'') is a Franco- Belgian film which premiered in the

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cinema as a feature presentation in 1976.I, Tintin (1980) - IMDb
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style and mixing interviews with ''

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'' creator

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with real historical events and news stories edited together with animated '' Adventures of Tintin'' clips, narrated by Belgian news correspondent, Gérard Valet. The film was produced by Belvision Studios and Pierre Films in cooperation with the Franco-Belgian Ministry of Culture (Ministère de la Culture Française de Belgique).

VHS and DVD release

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was released in French, and it was released on

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in 2007 in a double pack with Tintin et Moi, released by Madman Entertainment. It included an interview with Michael Serres, a short film called "The Secret of the Clear Line" and a menu-based Hergé biography.

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* 1976 animated films 1976 films 1970s French animated films 1976 documentary films Documentary films about comics 1970s French-language films Tintin films Works about Tintin French animated documentary films Films with live action and animation Belgian animated feature films French animated fantasy films Belgian documentary films {{Tintin-stub