==comment==They took all of the French classes from my school to see this movie in the theater, so it probably wasn't 1964...more like 1967. I can picture the scenes from this movie like it was yesterday, and even remember the last line, "Oh my, that sounds like quite an adventure!" (except it was said in French). Interesting trivia from IMDb: Unofficially, this movie was heavily influenced by the Belgian cartoonist, Hergé and the Tintin adventures which he authored. Many specific plot points can be traced directly to specific Tintin books, and the general pacing of the story and certain visuals are all clearly inspired by Hergé's work.
I had such a crush on Jean-Paul Belmondo after seeing this...sigh.
It also has very interesting scenes of the city of Brasilia being constructed. A brand new city, being built from the ground up.
This movie gets a 10 in my book. If you haven't seen it, you should. It's great!