Asterix and Cleopatra
(1968)
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Asterix and Cleopatra
(1968)
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Roger Carel | ... |
Astérix
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Jacques Morel | ... |
Obélix
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Micheline Dax | ... |
Cléopatre
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Patrick Allen | ... |
Caesar
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Jacques Balutin | ... |
Tournevis
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George Birt | ... |
(voice)
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Walter Bluhm | ... |
Numerobis
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Hal Brav | ... |
Obelix
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Otto Czarski | ... |
Majestix
(voice)
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Jean Fontaine | ... |
Cleopatra
(voice)
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René Goscinny | ... |
Commentator
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Ursula Herwig | ... |
Kleopatra
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Hans Hessling | ... |
Asterix
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Martin Hirthe | ... |
Pyradonis
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Alexandre Klimenko | ... |
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Popular animated hero Asterix and his faithful sidekick Obelix travel to ancient Egypt to help Cleopatra build a new summer home. Cleopatra and Julius Caesar have made a bet, with Caesar wagering the project cannot be completed in a few weeks time. With the help of a magic potion, Asterix comes to the rescue of the Queen of the Nile as Caesar and an angry architect plot against them. Written by Anonymous
I read Asterix cartoons over and over in my youth so know them well, but had never seen the animation until today and I'm sad to say I was disappointed. The film didn't have the language wit of the comic strip (the Latin asides) and the animation was naive. You can't say, "Oh but it was 1968" because look what Disney was doing then! It was entertaining and fun to watch but not great. The drawing was poor, which was proved when my film froze a few times to reveal the sketchiness of the artwork! It was similar to the comic in the design of the characters - they looked the same - but song and dance numbers? Really? Maybe I'm being too pedantic about a much loved comic book but there were many points where I thought it was lazy production. I didn't even laugh. I guess for older children, who this is supposed to be for, it would be okay, but it lacked continuity, was too stop-start, limited dialogue (I suppose they were keeping to the comic) so it seemed too simple and not entertaining enough and I got the impression it was trying to be Disney but falling well short. I think I'll stick to reading Asterix.