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Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar (Astérix et Obélix contre César)

Movie · 1999 · 15 people

René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's comic series first came to the screen in live action with Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (French title Astérix et Obélix contre César), a French-German-Italian co-production. Claude Zidi directed this 1999 fantasy adventure comedy. At the time of its release it was the most expensive production in the history of French cinema. It drew close to 9 million viewers in France and topped the 1999 box office. Its success led to Mission Cleopatra (2002), At the Olympic Games (2008) and At the Service of His Majesty (2012).

The story is set around 50 BC in the Gaulish village that still resists Rome. Caesar cannot subdue it, while the treacherous officer Detritus has hidden the village from him and schemes for his own advancement. The Romans kidnap the druid Getafix, keeper of the village's secret, and Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue him. Christian Clavier plays Asterix, Gérard Depardieu Obelix, Roberto Benigni Detritus and Michel Galabru the chief Abraracourcix.

Zidi, Thomas Gilou and Gérard Lauzier wrote the screenplay. Following no single album, it combines elements from many, including Asterix the Gaul, Asterix the Legionary and Asterix the Gladiator. The film is dedicated to the series' creators, Goscinny and Uderzo.

DirectorClaude Zidi
Production companyKatharina

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Christian Clavier Christian Clavier Film actor · 74 years old Michel Galabru Michel Galabru Film actor · died at 93 Gérard Depardieu Roberto Benigni Claude Piéplu Daniel Prévost Pierre Palmade Laetitia Casta Arielle Dombasle Sim Marianne Sägebrecht Gottfried John Jean-Pierre Castaldi Jean-Roger Milo Jean-Jacques Devaux

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

For children who know Asterix and Obelix from the comics, seeing the heroes played by real actors is a special treat. As a fantasy adventure comedy, it lets grown-ups and kids share the same screen. There is a treacherous Roman officer and a kidnapped druid, but the mood, to my mind, is pure adventure. Little ones who have never read the comics may miss some references; still, it is a colourful family choice.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

A rescue mission, a village that won't bow to Rome, a kidnapped druid: plenty of adventure material. But this is a comedy first and foremost; rather than hunting for tension, you have to go with the rhythm of the jokes. Blending several albums instead of following one can make the story a bit scattered. Fun if you want a light adventure, too soft if you expect real action.

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Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar can be read as an attempt to show that European cinema could compete in big-budget popular filmmaking too. A French-German-Italian co-production, it was the most expensive film in the history of French cinema when it came out, and with close to 9 million viewers in France it topped the 1999 box office. The image of a small Gaulish village resisting Rome is the comics' central idea, and the film's huge reach can be seen as a shared pop-culture heritage finding its screen counterpart. The sequels that followed show that success turning into a franchise.

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