Movie · 1947
Is The Crab with the Golden Claws based on a book?
Quick answer
Yes. The Crab with the Golden Claws is based on the graphic novel The Crab with the Golden Claws by Hergé (1940).
The Crab with the Golden Claws is book 9 of The Adventures of Tintin series.
The movie was released in 1947.
The graphic novel behind The Crab with the Golden Claws
The Crab with the Golden Claws
Graphic novel by Hergé · first published 1940
Ninth volume of The Adventures of Tintin.
The Crab with the Golden Claws: books in order
- Tintin and the Lake of Sharks
- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (1929)
- Tintin in the Congo (1931)
- Tintin in America (1932)
- Cigars of the Pharaoh (1934)
- The Blue Lotus (1936)
- The Broken Ear (1937)
- The Black Island (1938)
- King Ottokar's Sceptre (1939)
- The Crab with the Golden Claws (1940)
- The Shooting Star (1941)
- The Secret of the Unicorn (1978)
- Red Rackham's Treasure (1944)
- The Seven Crystal Balls (1948)
- Prisoners of the Sun (1949)
- Land of Black Gold (1950)
- Destination Moon (1953)
- Explorers on the Moon (2010)
- The Calculus Affair (2011)
- The Red Sea Sharks (1958)
- Tintin in Tibet (1960)
- The Castafiore Emerald (1963)
- Flight 714 (2008)
- Tintin and the Picaros (1976)
- Tintin and Alph-Art (1986)
Common questions
Is The Crab with the Golden Claws based on a book?
Yes. The Crab with the Golden Claws is based on the graphic novel The Crab with the Golden Claws by Hergé (1940).
Who wrote the book The Crab with the Golden Claws is based on?
The Crab with the Golden Claws was written by Hergé and first published in 1940.
Is The Crab with the Golden Claws part of a series?
Yes, it is book 9 in The Adventures of Tintin series (3 books listed below in reading order).
Should I read the book before watching?
Start with Tintin and the Lake of Sharks, book 1 of The Crab with the Golden Claws. If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read it before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the movie.
More screen adaptations of Hergé's books
- The Adventures of Tintin (film, 2011)
- Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (film, 1969)
- Tintin and the Golden Fleece (film, 1961)