Methuen published this book version of the 1961 live action film in 1962 with an english translation in 1965. It tells the story from the screenplay written by Andre Barret and Remo Forlani adapted and translated by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper and Michael Turner, the translators of all the Tintin books. There are 44 pages of text with plenty of black & white photos and some illustrations. The book was produced in the same size and style as the Herge adventures, including the inside cover portrait galleries.
From the back: "Tintin, the boy reporter, Snowy his dog, and Captain Haddock, travel to Istanbul to collect the Golden Fleece, a ship left to the Captain by an old friend. But when a stranger offers an enormous sum for the boat it is obvious that there is more involved than a rusty old tub. Events move fast, and Tintin and the Captain find themselves against ruthless crooks. Treasure is at stake. The trail leads from Turkey to Greece, from a remote mountain monastery to a lonely Mediterranean island. Thomson and Thompson and Professor Calculus join in the hunt, but only after many narrow escapes does Tintin solve the mystery of the Golden Fleece."
A DVD of the movie dubbed in english was released in 2008 but I have yet to view it. I really enjoyed reading this book when I bought it over 35 years ago and assumed it was a story from the Tintin's regular adventures. It did not make me feel uneasy in the way that the Lake of Sharks did (and still does). The images from the film are great. There are great images of Turkey and Greece from the late fifties/ early sixties. This film has had quite good reviews recently from Tintin fans however I think a certain spell will be broken if a voice is given to TIntin and the other characters. The sound of his voice exists in my head and it is very similar to my voice. I will keep that spell alive until the Jackson/ Speilberg/Del Toro films come out.
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