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Inhabitants of the last unconquered village in Gaul (ancient France) use a magical potion to hold their independence from Roman invaders.Inhabitants of the last unconquered village in Gaul (ancient France) use a magical potion to hold their independence from Roman invaders.Inhabitants of the last unconquered village in Gaul (ancient France) use a magical potion to hold their independence from Roman invaders.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination
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- TriviaIn the pit-scene the extras had to scream and cheer like crazy. At first the crew couldn't get the people to be loud and wild enough. Then the director decided to split them up in two groups. Fans of adverse German soccer teams were put up against each other. It worked. The extras went berserk from then on.
- GoofsMost Roman legionaries are wearing iron helmets and plate armor (lorica segmentata or lorica laminata), which in the time of Julius Caesar were not used by the Roman army yet. Roman soldiers in the Gallic War mainly wore simple bronze helmets and chain-mail armor.
- Crazy creditsThis movie is dedicated to René Goscinny
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #21.6 (1999)
- SoundtracksShe Didn't See Me
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Better than I thought
Before I went to see it I had some open items about this movie: - How would the actors fulfill the roles of the cartoon characters? - To which book(s) will the movie refer? And the really most important question: - How the hell are they going to animate the flying Romans?
To answer the last question: The special effects are really brilliant, every Asterix-fan will be delighted by the ways how the Romans leave ground. As well I really fell in love with the village.
Some actors are really good. Most of all Roberto Benigni as the evil Destructivus is gorgeous. As well, I was positively surprised by Depardieu as Obelix. But Asterix is not as witty and humorous as in the books, Miracolix (alias Panoramix or Getafix) the druid is not the relaxed old wise.
The plot is new but has a lot of motives from the books. The real Asterix-fan will have noticed (I only know the German titles): Der Seher, der Kupferkessel, der Gallier, die Goten, als Legionaer, and there are surely more.
All in all I really much enjoyed the movie although I was really skeptic about it before. And I missed the pirates.
To answer the last question: The special effects are really brilliant, every Asterix-fan will be delighted by the ways how the Romans leave ground. As well I really fell in love with the village.
Some actors are really good. Most of all Roberto Benigni as the evil Destructivus is gorgeous. As well, I was positively surprised by Depardieu as Obelix. But Asterix is not as witty and humorous as in the books, Miracolix (alias Panoramix or Getafix) the druid is not the relaxed old wise.
The plot is new but has a lot of motives from the books. The real Asterix-fan will have noticed (I only know the German titles): Der Seher, der Kupferkessel, der Gallier, die Goten, als Legionaer, and there are surely more.
All in all I really much enjoyed the movie although I was really skeptic about it before. And I missed the pirates.
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- GrafZahl
- Apr 11, 1999
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- Also known as
- Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar
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- Budget
- FRF 274,620,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,541,261
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $304,245
- Jun 6, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $1,632,567
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) officially released in India in English?
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