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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

Original title: Les 12 travaux d'Astérix
  • 19761976
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
17K
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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
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A group of indomitable Gauls are challenged by Roman Emperor Julius Caesar to accomplish twelve impossible tasks.A group of indomitable Gauls are challenged by Roman Emperor Julius Caesar to accomplish twelve impossible tasks.A group of indomitable Gauls are challenged by Roman Emperor Julius Caesar to accomplish twelve impossible tasks.
IMDb RATING
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  • Directors
    • René Goscinny
    • Henri Gruel
    • Albert Uderzo
  • Writers
    • René Goscinny(story)
    • Albert Uderzo(story)
    • Pierre Tchernia(screenplay collaboration)
  • Stars
    • Roger Carel(voice)
    • Jacques Morel(voice)
    • Pierre Tornade(voice)
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  • Directors
    • René Goscinny
    • Henri Gruel
    • Albert Uderzo
  • Writers
    • René Goscinny(story)
    • Albert Uderzo(story)
    • Pierre Tchernia(screenplay collaboration)
  • Stars
    • Roger Carel(voice)
    • Jacques Morel(voice)
    • Pierre Tornade(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Sean Barrett, Roger Carel, Paul Frees, Michael Kilgarriff, Jean Martinelli, and Jacques Morel in The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
    Sean Barrett, Roger Carel, Michael Kilgarriff, and Jacques Morel in The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
    Sean Barrett, Roger Carel, Paul Frees, Michael Kilgarriff, Jean Martinelli, and Jacques Morel in The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
    Paul Angelis, Roger Carel, Jacques Morel, and Terry Scott in Asterix the Gaul (1967)
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    Roger Carel
    Roger Carel
    • Astérixas Astérix
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jacques Morel
    • Obélixas Obélix
    • (voice)
    Pierre Tornade
    Pierre Tornade
    • Abraracourcixas Abraracourcix
    • (voice)
    Henri Labussière
    • Le réceptionnisteas Le réceptionniste
    • (voice)
    Jean Martinelli
    Jean Martinelli
    • Césaras César
    • (voice)
    Pascal Mazzotti
    Pascal Mazzotti
      Lawrence Riesner
        Claude Dasset
          Roger Lumont
          • Cylindrique le Germain, prof de karaté allemandas Cylindrique le Germain, prof de karaté allemand
          • (voice)
          Gérard Hernandez
          • Le vénérable du sommetas Le vénérable du sommet
          • (voice)
          Henri Virlojeux
          • Panoramixas Panoramix
          • (voice)
          • …
          Nicole Vervil
          Nicole Vervil
          • Impedimentaas Impedimenta
          • (voice)
          Jacques Hilling
          Jacques Hilling
            Henri Poirier
            Henri Poirier
              Mary Mongourdin
                Gisèle Grimm
                  Bernard Lavalette
                  • Le préfetas Le préfet
                  • (voice)
                  Caroline Cler
                    • Directors
                      • René Goscinny
                      • Henri Gruel
                      • Albert Uderzo
                    • Writers
                      • René Goscinny(story) (screenplay)
                      • Albert Uderzo(story) (screenplay)
                      • Pierre Tchernia(screenplay collaboration)
                    • All cast & crew
                    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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                    • Trivia
                      "The Place That Sends You Mad" is not all that anachronistic. The Roman empire, especially its later eastern part (Byzantium) was famous for its over-complicated and heavy bureaucracy. All that red tape was partly responsible for the empire's fall.
                    • Goofs
                      When Julius Caesar lists the Twelve Labours of Hercules, several of them are wrong, namely Hercules killing Geryones and Diomedes and Hercules freeing Theseus from the underworld. Hercules killed Geryones while having to steal his cows; when Hercules had to steal Diomedes's men-eating horses he fed Diomedes to the horses; Hercules went into the underworld to capture the multi-headed dog Cerberus, during which he also rescued the captive Theseus.
                    • Quotes

                      Julius Caesar: Brutus, stop playing with that knife. You'll end up hurting someone.

                    • Crazy credits
                      The Studio Idefix logo is in the form of the MGM logo, but it features Dogmatix in the logo and bears a Roman laurel wreath; the Latin inscription reads "Delirant isti Romani" ("These Romans are crazy.")
                    • Alternate versions
                      As a bonus feature for the German DVD release, each Asterix film was given a new dubbing in a German dialect. This film was dubbed in Bavarian.
                    • Connections
                      Featured in René Goscinny: Profession humoriste (1998)

                    User reviews23

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                    Top review
                    7/10
                    Enjoyable and amusing cartoon movie with original story featured by our immortal heroes
                    The year is 50 B.C. , Gaul is entirely occupied by the Roman. Well , not entirely..One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders . And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps . In the village are our friends : ¨Asterix¨, the hero of this adventure , he's a shrewd , cunning little warrior , all perilous missions are immediately entrusted to him .¨Obelix¨ his inseparable friend , he's a menhir delivery-man by trading and addicted to wild boar , he's always ready to drop everything and go off on a new adventure with Asterix , so long as there's wild boar to eat , and plenty of fighting .¨Panoramix¨, the venerable village druid , gathers mistletoe and brews magic potions , his speciality is the potion which gives the drinker superhuman strength although also has other recipes up his sleeve . ¨Abraracurcix¨, the chief of the tribe , majestic , brave and hot-tempered , the old warrior is respected by his enemies , he has only one fear , he's afraid the sky may fall on his head tomorrow , but as he always says , 'Tomorrow never comes'. And of course ¨Cacofonix¨ , the Bard , opinion is divided as to his musical gifts , he thinks he's a genius , everyone else thinks he's unspeakable , but so long as he doesn't speak , let alone sing , everybody likes him.....

                    The film concerns Julius Caesar who offers the Gauls a covenant , they must prove if they're Gods by making twelve extremely hard works , similar to 12 works of Hercules , which are the following ones : Hercules vanquished the Amazons warriors , captured a wild boar and a bull of island of Crete , killed the Hydra , swept the stable of Ujias , murdered Gerion and Diomedes , he had apples of garden of Hesperides, he won a race against the clock to a deer , strangled Lion of Nemea , he shot arrows to birds at the lake Stinfano , he took Teseo from the inferno . Asterix and Obelix will be able to resolve twelve similar tasks that Caesar chose and if they fail they would turn slaves and the Gaul village would hand over the Roman empire . Among the dangerous missions our friends have to suffer are the following ones : the fighting a winner javelin thrower and against a judo-man , the lures of mermaids , taking on a celestial challenge with a God, combating a ghost army , the crossing an invisible bridge and confronting public officials , adding an extreme critique to the state bureaucracy , among others , and along the way including a lot of anachronisms , entertainment and fun . The picture will appeal to Asterix and Obelix comic-books fans.
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                    • Release date
                      • November 17, 1976 (United States)
                    • Countries of origin
                      • France
                      • United Kingdom
                    • Languages
                      • French
                      • English
                    • Also known as
                      • Asterix erobert Rom
                    • Production companies
                      • Dargaud Films
                      • Les Productions René Goscinny
                      • Studios Idefix
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                    • Runtime
                      1 hour 22 minutes
                    • Color
                      • Color
                    • Sound mix
                      • Mono
                    • Aspect ratio
                      • 1.66 : 1

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