The well-known little village from the Asterix and Obelix-comic books is in trouble: It is the last place not controlled by Rome. When Tax collector Claudius Incorruptus does not get his ...
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Title: Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
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| Christian Clavier | ... | Astérix | |
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Obélix | |
| Roberto Benigni | ... | Lucius Detritus | |
| Michel Galabru | ... | Abraracourcix | |
| Claude Piéplu | ... | Panoramix | |
| Daniel Prévost | ... | Prolix | |
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Pierre Palmade | ... | Assurancetourix |
| Laetitia Casta | ... | Falbala | |
| Arielle Dombasle | ... | Mme Agecanonix | |
| Sim | ... | Agecanonix | |
| Marianne Sägebrecht | ... | Bonnemine | |
| Gottfried John | ... | Jules César | |
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Jean-Pierre Castaldi | ... | Caius Bonus |
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Jean-Roger Milo | ... | Cetautomatix |
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Jean-Jacques Devaux | ... | Ordralfabetix |
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The well-known little village from the Asterix and Obelix-comic books is in trouble: It is the last place not controlled by Rome. When Tax collector Claudius Incorruptus does not get his money from the villagers, Julius Caesar himself comes to the place to see what's so special about their resistance. A special magic potion, prepared by the village's druid, gives incredible power to those who drink it. And Obelix, who fell into the pot as a child has been invincible ever since. With the help of Tullius Destructivus, an intrigeur, the Romans try to get Obelix and the druid into their hands in order to wipe the little village off the map, when the last potion of it's stock has been used up. But each individual also has some plans of his own... Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>
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based on comic book | magical potion | roman emperor | character name in title | village |Taglines:
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Release Date:
3 February 1999 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
FRF 274,620,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$304,245, 4 June 1999Gross USA:
$1,644,060Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$101,644,060Company Credits
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This film is a genuinely brilliant live-action translation of an (arguably) unfilmable classic comic book series... Claude Zidi's writing and direction are top notch, and the main characters as played by Clavier and Depardieu work extremely well.
The English translation, on the other hand, is awful. When I saw the film in England having already watched it in France, I was, frankly, embarrassed! Terry Jones relies too much on direct translations and gags that don't fit... perhaps they should have used Bell and Hockeridge, the hugely talented translators of the actual books. Oh well.
I definitely recommend the film, though, albeit only in the original French. Don't worry if you don't speak a word of the language; you'll soon pick up what's going on, without the experience being spoiled by the abysmal English dubbing.