Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
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The year is 50 B.C., and Roman troops have conquered a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel. However, a tiny fortified village in Gaul continues to resist the Roman occupation with the help of a magic potion which turns the odd-ball burghers into unbeatable warriors. When the Romans captur
Cast & Crew
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Claude Zidi
Director
Jean-yves Thual
Tino Perez
Xavier Offant
Patrick Bordier
Michel Elias
Voice
Film Details
Also Known As
Asterix & Obelix bieden dapper weerstand tegen Caesar, Asterix & Obelix contro Cesare, Asterix & Obelix gegen Caesar, Asterix & Obelix möter Caesar, Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar, Asterix bei den olympischen Spielen, Asterix e Obelix contro Cesare, Asterix et Obelix contre Cesar
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Fantasy
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX
Location
Bavaria Studios, Munich, Germany; Arpajon, France; Brittany, France; Paris vicinity, France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Synopsis
The year is 50 B.C., and Roman troops have conquered a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel. However, a tiny fortified village in Gaul continues to resist the Roman occupation with the help of a magic potion which turns the odd-ball burghers into unbeatable warriors. When the Romans capture the head Druid, hopeing to discover the secret of the magic potion, Asterix and Obelix must go to his rescue.
Director
Claude Zidi
Director
Cast
Jean-yves Thual
Tino Perez
Xavier Offant
Patrick Bordier
Michel Elias
Voice
David Snioris
Bonadventure Gacon
Guillaume De Jouvencel
Hatem Laamouri
Arielle Dombasle
Lionel Robert
Loic Baylacq
Martial Courcier
Valerie Veril
Guillaume Van't Hof
Olivier Achard
Benedicte Bos
Udo Jolly
Jean-jacques Devaux
Gerard Depardieu
Michel Galabru
Frack-oliver Bonnet
Martin Zimmermann
Herbert Fux
Fernand Gegout
Daniel Del Ponte
Julien Fournier
Hardy Kruger
Dimitri Jourde
Patrick Le Cornec
Tony Gaultier
Mario Luraschi
Philippe Lehembre
Nicky Marbot
Laetitia Casta
Hardy Hoosman
Sebastien Julhe
Marc Amyot
Stephan Sacquin
John Gottfried
Pascualito Patrick Pierron
John Duval
Jean-pierre Venet
Jean-paul Farre
Roberto Benigni
Christian Clavier
Hans Osner
Andrea Ferreol
Voice
Gaetan Bloom
Michel Muller
Sebastien Brun
Valerie Cadot
Pierre Palmade
Nathalie Massa
Fedele Papalia
Lydie Nury
Pierre Dumer Pascualito
Alexandra Naudet
Bernard Maitre
Olaf Wynants
Jerome Chappatte
Philippe Beautier
Arnaud Lesimple
Frank Vockroth
Carole Rouland
Jean-roger Milo
Anne De Rocquigny Du Favel
Pierre Lafont
Gottfried John
Vincent Martin
Herve Mahieux
Dietmar Mossmer
Jean-pierre Castaldi
Didier Cauchy
Laurent Spielvogel
Marie-pascal Grenier
Fabien Coulon
Emmanuel Daries
Pascal Librizzi
Andre Chaumeau
Claude Pieplu
Patrick Massieu
Daniel Prévost
Jean-marie Paris
Marianne Sägebrecht
Paul Rieger
Jean-francois Drea
Jacques Delaporte
Julie Salgues
Jean-marc Bellu
Laurent Larcher
Beppe Chierici
David Nathanson
Pascal Herbert
Crew
Yves Agostini
Camera Operator
Jean-philippe Angelini
Post-Production Sound
Vincent Arnardi
Sound
Jaques Aucomte
Location Manager
Francis Barrois
Unit Manager
Christian Baudoin
Unit Manager
Renate Bauer
Makeup
Muriel Baurens
Makeup
Klemens Becker
Steadicam Operator
Christophe Belena
Visual Effects
Anthea Bell
Interpreter
Robert Berbegal
Other
Michel Berger
Song
Sabrina Bernard
Makeup
Gisele Bertolino
Other
Gilles Bodu
Costume Designer
Jean-baptiste Bonetto
Special Effects
Patrick Bordier
Production Manager
Nicolas Borowsky
Unit Manager
Hubert Bougis
Original Music
Coralie Boulay
Visual Effects
Nicolas Bouvet
Production
Gianluigi Braschi
Production
Andre Brizard
Other
Fanchon Brule
Dialogue Editor
Brigitte Bumnann
Costume Designer
Manu Campin
3-D Artist
Alain Carsoux
Technical Director
Bruno Castelli
Stunt Coordinator
Frederic Chastagner
Other
Frederic Chauvineau
Animal Trainer
Laurent Chiomento
Unit Manager
Didier Chnatre
Consultant
Christian Clavier
Makeup
Laurent Clavier
Researcher
Dominique Colladant
Makeup
Gilles Conseil
Stunt Coordinator
Sidonie Constantien
Hairdresser
Thierry Cretagne
Unit Manager
Sybille Danzer
Makeup
Stephanie Dargent
Matte Painter
Emily Zinth De Kentzigen
Unit Manager
Herve De Luze
Editor
Patrick De Ranter
Steadicam Operator
Sttphane De Rocquigny
Post-Production Sound
Lorella De Rossi
Makeup
Giuseppe De Siato
Makeup
Veronique Defranoux
Choreographer
Beatrice Delpierre
Other
Guy Demazure
Animal Trainer
Gianetto Derossi
Makeup
Gianetto Derossi
Special Effects
Gianetto Derossi
Hair Stylist
Catherine Deschamps
Unit Manager
Stephanie Deschamps
Unit Manager
Stephane Deverly
Researcher
Yves Domenjoud
Special Effects
Frederic Dubois
Sound
Elda Ferri
Production
Isabelle Filippi
Post-Production Sound
Michel Filippi
Post-Production Sound
Jaqueline Foucet
Titles
Xavier Fourmond
Other
Dieter Frank
Coproducer
Guido Frank
Other
Pia Frank
Makeup
Murielle Freoa
Editor
Nicole Front
Assistant Director
Jean-franc Gandossi
Unit Manager
Claude Garnier
Special Effects
Denis Gastou
Animatronics
Sylvie Gautrelet
Costume Designer
Yannick Giaume
3-D Artist
Lili Gion
Script Supervisor
Pascal Giroux
Production
Olivier Gleyze
Special Effects
Karin Gmur
Casting
Leonard Gmur
Production Manager
Thierry Goblet
Consultant
Rene Goscinny
Characters As Source Material
Pierre Grunstein
Executive Producer
Christine Guegan
Costume Designer
Philippe Guegan
Stunt Coordinator
Said Hajjioui
Editor
Francois Hardy
Animal Services
Gerhard Harsch
Animal Trainer
Monika Hinz
Costume Designer
Beatrice Hoffmann
Assistant Director
Birgit Holzenbein
Costume Designer
Marie Honold
3-D Artist
Vladimir Houbart
Other
Chia Chu Hu
Other
Terry Jones
Writer (Adaptation)
Terry Jones
Screenplay
Katrin Kenk
Costume Designer
Reinhard Kloos
Coproducer
Anton Kocka
Animal Trainer
Ines Kohler
Costume Designer
Alex Kolasinski
Other
Regina Kranzusch
Makeup
Ludwig Kurz
Special Effects
Kareem La Vaullee
Steadicam Operator
Fabien Lacaf
Storyboard Artist
Laure Lacroix
Other
Thomas Langmann
Associate Producer
David Largeaud
Location Manager
Gerard Lauzier
Screenplay
Virginie Le Metayer
Costume Designer
Michel Le Poix
Consultant
Delphine Le Roch
Production
Thierry Lebon
Sound
Sophie Lebret
Costume Designer
Emmanuel Lecourbe
Other
Thierry Leportier
Animal Trainer
Patricia Leray
Script Supervisor
Jeremie Leroux
Other
Yves Lescoeur
Editor
Florence Lespar
Editor
Jerome Levy
Sound Effects
Jurgen Lill
Animal Trainer
Tina Lin
Visual Effects
Didier Lockwood
Soloist
Nathalie Louichon
Unit Manager
Yannick Luce
Location Manager
Heinz Ludwig
Special Effects
Mario Luraschi
Advisor
Ulrike Maas
Makeup
Francoise Malet
Makeup
Sue Mallet
Music Coordinator
Sonja Mantel
Costume Designer
Karine Marchandou
Film To Tape Transfer
Guisi Marone
3-D Artist
Celine Martin
Assistant Director
Pascal Maziere
Sound Effects
Patricia Medjahed
Other
Frank Meise
Animal Trainer
Tina Meister
Costume Designer
Véronique Melery
Set Decorator
Anne Micolod
Costume Designer
Sascha Mieke
Steadicam Operator
Loraine Miller
Interpreter
Pascal Molina
Animatronics
Eric Moreau
Unit Manager
Henri Morelle
Sound
Gérard Moulévrier
Casting
Pascal Moureaux
Consultant
Honore N'guessan
Researcher
Francois-xavier Nallet
3-D Artist
Gerard Nementz
Makeup
Heiner Niehues
Makeup
Gil Noir
Costume Designer
Stephanie Orillard
Makeup
Hakim Ouazad
Other
Marc-antoine Paccosi
Other
Thomas Parnet
Assistant Director
Nate Peck
Music Coordinator
Kristin Pektor
Costume Designer
Arnaud Peltier
Other
Eric Peron
Costume Designer
Michel Perrot
Hairdresser
Christophe Petit
3-D Artist
Ruth Phillipp
Makeup
Tony Pierce-roberts
Director Of Photography
Tony Pierce-roberts
Dp/Cinematographer
Gabriela Pingel
Makeup
Luc Plamondon
Song
Petra Polosek
Costume Designer
Alessio Pompei
Hairdresser
Olivier Poujard
Other
Veronique Pouzou
Costume Designer
Bruno Le Provost
3-D Artist
Isabelle Querrioux
Script Supervisor
Jean Rabasse
Production Designer
Joel Rangon
Sound Engineer
Jose Gomez Rebolo
Other
Annick Redon
Costume Designer
Sacha Redon
Unit Manager
Olivier Revillon
3-D Artist
Nicolas Rey
3-D Artist
Germaine Ribel
Costume Designer
Sandra Ricard
Visual Effects
Anja Richter
Costume Designer
Jaap Rijff
Production
Jean-christophe Roger
Makeup
Lee Ross
Interpreter
Jean-paul Rovela
3-D Artist
Pascal Roy
Assistant Director
Harald Rudiger
Special Effects
Pierre Ruff
Other
Morgan Sagel
3-D Artist
Frederique Saj
Unit Manager
Fabrice Sanchez
Assistant Director
Frederique Santerre
Costume Designer
Michel Sanvoisin
Other
Caroline Sattle
Costume Designer
Iva Sauermann
Makeup
Nicole Saunier
Editor
Mechthild Schmitt
Makeup
Kurt Schonwalder
Costume Designer
Regina Schott
Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Asterix & Obelix bieden dapper weerstand tegen Caesar, Asterix & Obelix contro Cesare, Asterix & Obelix gegen Caesar, Asterix & Obelix möter Caesar, Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar, Asterix bei den olympischen Spielen, Asterix e Obelix contro Cesare, Asterix et Obelix contre Cesar
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Fantasy
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX
Location
Bavaria Studios, Munich, Germany; Arpajon, France; Brittany, France; Paris vicinity, France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer June 18, 1999
Released in United States 1999
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 25 - March 5, 1999.
Completed shooting July 24, 1998.
Began shooting January 26, 1998.
Previous Asterix adaptations include the animated films "Asterix et la Surprise de Cesar" (France/Denmark/1985); "Asterix chez les Britons/Asterix in Britain" (France/Denmark/1988); "Asterix et le Coup de Menhir/Asterix and the Big Fight" (France/Germany/1989); and "Asterix Conquers America" (Germany/1994).
dubbed English
Released in United States Summer June 18, 1999
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 25 - March 5, 1999.)
