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Quick Info

Rating

6.3/10

Release2012

Runtime1h 30m

StatusReleased

Budget$10,500,000

Revenue$23,000,000

Production

StudioCanal

Lightbox Entertainment

Ikiru Films

Telefónica Studios

El Toro Pictures

Canal+

ICEC

Telecinco Cinema

Movie

Tad, the Lost Explorer

2012

1h 30m

6.3

Animation

Comedy

Adventure

Family

Synopsis

Tad is a celebrity archaeologist and adventurer just like his hero Max Mordon... in his dreams! In reality, Tad is a Chicago construction worker. One day, however, he is mistaken for a real professor and takes his place on a flight to Peru in search of the lost city of Paititi.

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