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Tad, the Lost Explorer, and the Secret of King Midas

Tad, the Lost Explorer, and the Secret of King Midas

20176.71h 25m

Overview

Tad dreams of becoming an archaeologist traveling the world, uncovering hidden secrets and lost treasure, but his job working construction keeps him daydreaming instead of exploring. The chance of a lifetime comes when he is invited to attend archaeologist Sara Lavrof's presentation of her latest discovery - the papyrus that proves the existence of the Necklace of Midas, the legendary King who turned everything he touched into solid gold.

Directed by Enrique Gato
Written by Jordi Gasull, Neil Landau, Javier López Barreira
Produced by Gabriel Arias-Salgado, Álvaro Augustín, Ghislain Barrois
Box OfficeBudget: $10.8MRevenue: $34.2M

Top Cast

Óscar Barberán

Óscar Barberán

Tad Jones (voz)

Michelle Jenner

Michelle Jenner

Sara Lavrof (voz)

Adriana Ugarte

Adriana Ugarte

Tiffany (voz)

Luis Posada

Luis Posada

Momia (voz)

Miguel Ángel Jenner

Miguel Ángel Jenner

Jack Rackham (voice)

José Corbacho

José Corbacho

Taxista (voz)

Roser Batalla

Roser Batalla

Henchwoman (voice)

P

Pau López

Sailor 3

M

Masumi Mutsuda

Worker 3

Jordi Brau

Jordi Brau

Antiquari

Themes & Keywords

parrotturkeydogexplorergranada, spainconstruction workerking midas

About Tad, the Lost Explorer, and the Secret of King Midas

Tad, the Lost Explorer, and the Secret of King Midas is a animation, adventure, comedy, family film released in 2017 exploring themes of parrot, turkey, dog, explorer, granada, spain, construction worker. Directed by Enrique Gato, it stars Óscar Barberán, Michelle Jenner, Adriana Ugarte. Tad dreams of becoming an archaeologist traveling the world, uncovering hidden secrets and lost treasure, but his job working construction keeps him daydreaming instead of exploring. The chance of a lifetime comes when he is invited to attend archaeologist Sara Lavrof's presentation of her latest discovery - the papyrus that proves the existence of the Necklace of Midas, the legendary King who turned everything he touched into solid gold.

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