Les Douze travaux d'Astérix (1976)
Directed by René Goscinny, Henri Gruel

Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Fantasy
aka: The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

Film Synopsis

Tired of being constantly made a laughing stock by that damned unconquerable little village in Gaul, César organises a competition consisting of twelve tests which only a god could succeed in.   Astérix and Obélix enter the competition expecting to win with the help of their famous magic potion.  Will the Emperor César have the last laugh or will he be humiliated yet again by his indomitable Gaul adversaries...?
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Film Credits

  • Director: René Goscinny, Henri Gruel, Albert Uderzo, Pierre Watrin
  • Script: René Goscinny (story), Albert Uderzo (story), René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, Pierre Tchernia
  • Music: Gérard Calvi
  • Cast: Roger Carel (Astérix), Jacques Morel (Obélix), Pierre Tornade (Abraracourcix), Henri Labussière (Le réceptionniste), Jean Martinelli (César), Roger Lumont (Cylindrique le Germain, prof de karaté allemand), Bernard Lavalette (Le préfet), Micheline Dax (Grande Prêtresse), Georges Atlas (Le Suisse), Stéphane Steeman (Le Belge), Paul Bacon (Various), George Baker (Various), Sean Barrett (Various), John Bennett (Vitalstatistix), Denise Bryer (Impedimenta), Ysanne Churchman (Various), Christina Greatrex (Various), Alexander John (Various), Michael Kilgarriff (Various), Barbara Mitchell (Various)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 85 min
  • Aka: The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

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