
The Mystery of the Rascar Capac Mummy
Documentary · History · TV Movie
Overview
Rascar Capac, the sinister creature featured on Hergé's album The Seven Crystal Balls (1948), has left its mark on many generations of readers. To draw it, the Belgian cartoonist was probably inspired by a mummy exhibited in the first pre-Columbian exhibition organized by the Brussels Cinquantenaire Museum in 1923. Two intrepid archaeologists embark on a fascinating journey to reconstruct the story of the mysterious mummy.
Top Cast


Héléna Noguerra
Héléna Noguerra
Self - Narrator (voice)
Héléna Noguerra
Self - Narrator (voice)
Dominique Maricq
Dominique Maricq
Self - Writer
Dominique Maricq
Self - Writer
Serge Lemaitre
Serge Lemaitre
Self - Archaeologist
Serge Lemaitre
Self - Archaeologist
Caroline Tilleux
Caroline Tilleux
Self - Archaeologist
Caroline Tilleux
Self - Archaeologist
Luc Delvaux
Luc Delvaux
Self - Egyptologist
Luc Delvaux
Self - Egyptologist
André Delpuech
André Delpuech
Self - Archaeologist
André Delpuech
Self - Archaeologist
Étienne Danse
Étienne Danse
Self - Radiologist
Étienne Danse
Self - Radiologist
Jean-Philippe Hastir
Jean-Philippe Hastir
Self - Scanner Technician
Jean-Philippe Hastir
Self - Scanner Technician
Elva Clara Torres Pino
Elva Clara Torres Pino
Self - Anthropologist
Elva Clara Torres Pino
Self - Anthropologist
Jean-Bernard Huchet
Jean-Bernard Huchet
Self - Archaeoentomologist
Jean-Bernard Huchet
Self - Archaeoentomologist
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