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Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar ()

Astérix & Obélix contre César (original title)
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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.

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Cast

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Astérix
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Obélix
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Lucius Detritus
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Abraracourcix
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Panoramix
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Prolix
Pierre Palmade ...
Assurancetourix
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Falbala
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Mme Agecanonix
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Agecanonix
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Bonnemine
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Jules César
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Caius Bonus
Jean-Roger Milo ...
Cétautomatix
Jean-Jacques Devaux ...
Ordralfabétix
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Tragicomix
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Malosinus
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Anorexix
Jacques Delaporte ...
Alambix
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Druide
Jérôme Chappatte ...
Druide
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Druide
Paul Rieger ...
Druide
Pierre Lafont ...
Vieux druide
Gaëtan Bloom ...
Plaintecontrix (as Gaëtan Blum)
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Mathusalix (as Jean-Yves Thual)
Martial Courcier ...
Sentinelle gauloise
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Légionnaire dans les fourrés
Pascal Librizzi ...
Villageois poisson
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Villageois poisson
Lionel Robert ...
Villageois poisson
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Olibrius
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Ticketdebus (Uberdrus)
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Trolleybus (as Beppe Clerici)
Didier Cauchy ...
Brutus
Jean-Marie Paris ...
L'homme bête
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Hypothénus
Laurent Spielvogel ...
Le scribe
Mario Luraschi ...
Le cavalier Malosinus
Fédélé Papalia ...
Le légionnaire du fossé (as Fedele Papalia)
Guillaume de Jouvencel ...
Soldat tortue
Xavier Offant ...
Soldat tortue
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Le garde-porte
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Le cuisinier romain
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Le garde des prisons
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Le héraut
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Le ceinturion tour de Détritus
Arnaud Lesimple ...
Le crieur
Patrick Le Cornec ...
Le crieur
Tino Perez ...
Le romain
David Nathanson ...
Le ceinturion
Pascualito ...
Légionnaire
Pierre Dumur ...
Légionnaire
Martin Zimmermann ...
Légionnaire
Hans Osner ...
Bourreau
Udo Jolly ...
Aide bourreau
Hardy Hoosmann ...
Garde prison
Dietmar Mössmer ...
Garde prison
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Porteur pavois
Laurent Larcher ...
Porteur pavois
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Porteur pavois
Stéphan Sacquin ...
Porteur pavois
Marc Amyot ...
Villageois
Loïc Baylacq ...
Villageois
Fabien Coulon ...
Villageois
Jean-François Drea ...
Villageois
Fernand Gégout ...
Villageois
Pascal Herbert ...
Villageois
Sébastien Julhe ...
Villageois
Hervé Mahieux ...
Villageois
Bernard Maître ...
Villageois
Patrick Pierron ...
Villageois
David Senioris ...
Villageois
Guillaume Van't Hoff ...
Villageois
Jean-Pierre Venet ...
Villageois
Anne Rocquigny du Favel ...
Villageoise
Marie-Pascale Grenier ...
Villageoise
Nathalie Massa ...
Villageoise
Karol Rouland ...
Villageoise (as Carole Rouland)
Valérie Veril ...
Villageoise
Sébastien Brun ...
Acrobate
Emmanuel Daries ...
Acrobate
Julien Fournier ...
Acrobate
Bonaventure Gacon ...
Acrobate
Dimitri Jourde ...
Acrobate
Valérie Cadot ...
Acrobate
Hatem Laamouri ...
Acrobate
Bénédicte Bos ...
Danseuse
Alexandra Naudet ...
Danseuse
Lydie Nury ...
Danseuse
Julie Salgues ...
Danseuse
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Bonnemine (voice)
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Jules César (voice)
Olaf Wijnants ...
Asterix (voice) (as Olaf Wynants)
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Obelix (voice)
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Detritus (voice) (as John Duval)
Douglas Blackwell ...
Vitalstatistix (voice)
John Baddeley ...
Getafix (voice)
Harry Barrowclough ...
Prolix (Lügnix / Xynix) (voice)
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Julius Caesar (voice)
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Crismus Bonus (voice) (as Rodney Beddall)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Holger Breiner ...
Legionär
Werner Ehrlicher ...
Miraculix (voice)
Farid Faouzi ...
Un soldat
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Caius Bonus (voice)
Daniela Hoffmann ...
Falbala (voice)
Jean-Marc Huber ...
Gaulois bagarreur
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Obelix (voice)
Jürgen Lill ...
Cornac
Fred Maire ...
Lügfix (voice)
Michael Pan ...
Asterix (voice)
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Roman soldier
Nicolas Roger ...
un soldat
Horst Sachtleben ...
Methusalix (voice)
Frank Schaff ...
Troubadix (voice)
Wolfgang Völz ...
Majestix (voice)
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Additional Voice (uncredited) (voice)
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Additional Voice (uncredited) (voice)
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Impedimenta (uncredited) (voice)
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Additional Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Derek Griffiths ...
Additional Voice (uncredited) (voice)
David Holt ...
Cacofonix (uncredited) (voice)
Jessica Martin ...
Additional Voice (uncredited) (voice)
Eric Moreau ...
Un légionnaire romain (uncredited)
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Unhygenix (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Claude Zidi
Olaf Wijnants ... (voice director)

Written by

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René Goscinny ... (comic book) &
Albert Uderzo ... (comic book)
 
Claude Zidi ... (screenplay)
 
Gérard Lauzier ... (dialogue)
 
Andreas Pollak ... ()

Produced by

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Claude Berri ... producer
Dieter Frank ... co-producer
Pierre Grunstein ... executive producer
Reinhard Klooss ... co-producer
Thomas Langmann ... associate producer

Music by

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Jean-Jacques Goldman
Roland Romanelli

Cinematography by

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Tony Pierce-Roberts

Editing by

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Hervé de Luze
Nicole Saunier

Editorial Department

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Élodie Cadiou ... assistant editor
Olivier Fontenay ... color timer
Anja Maedel ... assistant editor
Christophe Pinel ... assistant editor
Tessa Pontaud ... assistant editor
Élodie Saunier ... assistant editor
Frederique Veillard ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Karin Gmür
Gérard Moulévrier

Production Design by

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Jean Rabasse

Art Direction by

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Jean Rabasse

Set Decoration by

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Véronique Melery

Costume Design by

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Sylvie Gautrelet

Makeup Department

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Renate Bauer ... makeup artist: Munich
Muriel Baurens ... key makeup artist
Sabrina Bernard ... assistant makeup artist
Holger Breiner ... assistant makeup artist
Sandra Cano Galán ... hair stylist / special makeup effects artist
Christophe Chabenet ... sculptor
Dominique Colladant ... special makeup effects artist
Sidonie Constantien ... key hair stylist (as Sidonie Constantin)
Sybille Danzer ... makeup artist: Munich
Giannetto De Rossi ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Lorella De Rossi ... makeup artist
Mirella De Rossi ... assistant makeup artist (as Mirella Sforza)
Giuseppe Desiato ... makeup artist
Sylvie Ferry ... special makeup effects artist
Pia Frank ... makeup artist: Munich
Sylvie Greco ... makeup artist
Regina Kranzusch ... makeup artist: Munich
Françoise Malet ... makeup artist
Gerhard Nemetz ... makeup artist: Munich
Heiner Niehues ... makeup artist: Munich
Stephanie Orillard ... makeup artist (as Stephane Orillard)
Michel Perrot ... hair stylist
Ruth Philipp ... makeup artist: Munich
Gabriela Pingel ... makeup artist: Munich
Alessio Pompei ... hair stylist
Jean-Christophe Roger ... makeup artist
Iva Sauermann ... makeup artist: Munich
Mechthild Schmitt ... makeup artist: Munich
Elodie Trocelliet ... makeup artist
Christine Vizier ... hair stylist
Ulrike Woiwode ... makeup artist: Munich (as Ulrike Maas)

Production Management

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Francis Barrois ... unit production manager
Patrick Bordier ... production manager
Laurent Chiomento ... assistant unit manager
Frédéric Dorion ... assistant production manager
Leonhard Gmür ... production manager
Frédérique Saj ... assistant production manager
Peter Sterr ... production manager: Munich
Hans-Jörg Sturm ... unit manager
Jackline Tolianker ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Artur ... assistant director
Nicole Front ... assistant director
Béatrice M. Hoffmann ... assistant director (as Beatrice Hoffmann)
Céline Martin ... assistant director
Thomas Parnet ... assistant director
Pascal Roy ... assistant director
Fabrice Sanchez ... assistant director
Regina Schott ... assistant director
Denis Seurat ... assistant director
Julien Zidi ... assistant director

Art Department

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Philippe Auclaire ... construction coordinator
Cyrille Autissier ... assistant decorator
Franck Benezech ... first assistant art director
Frederic Bonora ... assistant decorator
Gilles Bontemps ... head sculptor
Marie-Pierre Chance ... painter
Jean-Michel Chartier ... carpenter
Eric Delfour ... assistant decorator
Marie Desforge ... painter
Pierre du Boisberranger ... assistant decorator (as Pierre Duboisberranger)
Alain Frentzel ... painter
Yvon Frémy ... carpenter (as Yvon Fremy)
Hervé Gallet ... first assistant art director
Michel Grimaud ... props
Valérie Guilbaud ... assistant art director
Jiri Hanibal Jr. ... assistant production designer
Albrecht Hartmann ... property master: Munich (as Ali Hartmann)
Hucky Hornberger ... art director: Munich
Benedicte Joffre ... upholsterer
Ernst Kaltofen ... painter: Munich
Philippe L'Eveque ... props
Fabien Lacaf ... storyboard artist (as Fabien Lacai) / storyboard artist
Jean-Louis Lalet ... props
Véronique Mallaval ... props (as Veronique Malaval)
Alice Marchesseau ... props
Vincent Maroutian ... painter
Elodie Martin ... assistant art director
Véronique Melery ... set dresser (as Veronique Kirk-Melery)
Jean-Christophe Minfray ... assistant decorator
Claude Perry ... painter
Thierry Poulet ... painter
Stéphane Richaud ... construction grip
Jean-Denis Riviere ... assistant decorator
Enrique Santana ... painter
Marie-Claire Vidal ... Drapes
Nicolas Vrancken ... carpenter
Renato Casaro ... poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Vincent Arnardi ... re-recording mixer
Guillaume Battistelli ... assistant sound editor
Olivier Burgaud ... boom operator
Edouard d'Heucqueville ... sound mix technician
Jérôme Devane ... assistant sound editor
Frederic Dubois ... sound editor
Michel Filippi ... adr supervisor
André Jacquemin ... adr producer
Thierry Lebon ... re-recording mixer
Jérôme Lévy ... foley artist
Pascal Mazière ... foley artist
Henri Morelle ... sound
Marianne Roussy ... sound trainee
Jacques Thomas-Gérard ... re-recording mixer

Special Effects by

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Clément Bagot ... special effects assistant
Zachari Belhau ... special effects assistant
Ricardo Bobet ... special effects assistant
Franck Bonetto ... special effects assistant
Jean-Baptiste Bonetto ... special effects
Bernard Bordet ... special effects assistant
Julien Boulenouar ... special effects assistant
Philippe Boulenouar ... special effects assistant
Phillip J. Braunschober ... special effects technician
Stéphane Brisset ... special effects assistant
Guillaume Castagné ... special effects assistant
Christophe Chabenet ... special makeup effects artist
Noel Chainbaux ... special effects assistant
Jeremie Chapelet ... special effects assistant
Maya Decugis ... special effects assistant
Yves Domenjoud ... special effects
Sylvie Ferry ... special effects assistant
Valeriane Friederich ... special effects assistant
Denis Gastou ... animatronics
Olivier Gleyze ... special effects
Alain Guais ... special effects assistant
Pierre-Paul Jayne ... special effects assistant
Katy Jones ... special effects assistant
Eric Knopp ... special effects assistant
Ludwig Kurz ... special effects: Munich
Jean Labille ... special effects assistant
Jean-Louis Lebreton ... special effects assistant
Heinz Ludwig ... special effects: Munich
Christian Marrot ... special effects assistant
Christophe Messalti ... special effects assistant
Pascal Molina ... animatronics / special effects
Severine Molina ... special effects assistant
Gil Nello ... special effects assistant
Thierry Reymonenq ... special effects assistant
Martin Rezard ... special effects assistant
Harald Rüdiger ... special effects: Munich
Jean-Christophe Spadaccini ... animatronics
Hervé Thomann ... special effects assistant
Cyril Valade ... special effects assistant
Laurent Valler ... special effects assistant
Nicolas Van Lunen ... special effects assistant
Lars Pilar von Pilchau ... special effects: Munich

Visual Effects by

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Christophe Belena ... I/O operator
Andre Brizard ... digital compositor
Alain Carsoux ... visual effects supervisor
Myriam Catrin ... digital artist
Stéphanie Dargent ... matte painter / texture painter
Valérie de Palma ... animator: visual effects
Thierry Delobel ... digital artist
Stephane Deverly ... research and development
Murielle Freoa ... visual effects editor
Pascal Giroux ... visual effects producer
Rip Hampton O'Neil ... technical director
Cédric Houplain ... visual effects artist
Chia-Chi Hu ... digital compositor
Laure Lacroix ... compositor
Emmanuel Le Courbe ... visual effects editor
Bruno Le Provost ... senior digital artist
Yves Lescoeur ... visual effects editor
Florence Lespar ... visual effects editor
Peregrine McCafferty ... compositor
Didier Muenza ... digital compositor
Benoit Philippon ... rotoscoping
Pitof ... digital visual effects director
Anna Paola Pizzocaro ... digital compositor / rotoscope
Olivier Poujaud ... sequence supervisor
Ramdam ... digital effects
Sebastien Rame ... digital compositor
Nicolas Rey ... cg supervisor
Jean-Paul Rovela ... 3d supervisor
Antonin Seydoux ... compositor
Antoine Simkine ... visual effects executive producer: Duboi
Bruno Sommier ... motion control
Manuel Souillac ... cg artist
Georges Tornero ... digital compositor
Daniel Trujillo ... digital compositor
Jean-Paul Tétu ... visual effects artist
Jean-Marie Vives ... matte painter: Duboi

Stunts

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Serge Beuchat ... stunts
Bruno Castelli ... stunt coordinator / stunts
Bernard Chabin ... stunts
Gilles Conseil ... stunt coordinator / stunts
Patrice Cossonneau ... stunts
Marc Devallois ... stunts
Yan Dron ... stunts
Barbara Dupont ... assistant stunt coordinator
Yves Girard ... stunts
David Grolleau ... stunts
Philippe Guégan ... stunt coordinator / stunts
Christian Hening ... stunts
Enrico Horn ... stunts
Sébastien Labie ... stunts
Pascal Lopez ... stunts
Mario Luraschi ... horse stunt coordinator / stunts
Marc Mercier ... stunt double
Philippe Morel ... stunts
Patrick Médioni ... stunts
Cyril Raffaelli ... stunts
Pierre Rousselle ... stunts
Loïc Saintilan ... stunts
Frédéric Vallet ... stunts
Olivier Vitrant ... stunts
Daniel Breton ... stunts (uncredited)
Yannick Derrien ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Yves Agostini ... camera operator
David Aitchinson ... electrician: Munich
Jean-Christophe Allain ... assistant video
Robert Assinger ... electrician: Munich
Jean Atanassian ... electrician
Florent Bazin ... assistant camera
Klemens Becker ... steadicam operator: Munich
Michael Beitz ... electrician: Munich
Olivier Bouyssou ... grip
David Campbell ... crane operator: Technocrane
Marc Casi ... grip
Touffik Chih ... grip
Stéphane Cry ... electrician
Patrick de Ranter ... steadicam operator
Dominique Delguste ... additional first assistant camera
Jean-François Drigeard ... rigger gaffer
Nikolai Eberth ... video assist operator: Munich
Chuck Finch ... electrician: Munich
Gil Fontbonne ... grip / key grip
Charlie Freess ... grip
Jean-Yves Freess ... grip
Manuel Gaspar ... electrician
Etienne George ... still photographer
Eric Gies ... electrician
Armin Golisano ... assistant camera: Munich
Michel Gonckel ... electrician
Rodolphe Gonckel ... electrician
Kastor Hahn ... grip: Munich
Tony Hofmann ... assistant camera: Munich
Jean-Bernard Josko ... grip
Alexander Kiening ... assistant to camera department
Michael Koschorreck ... electrician: Munich
Kareem La Vaullée ... steadicam operator
Jürgen Lehner ... electrician: Munich
Dominique Lepage ... grip
Michaela Mergenhagen ... video assist operator: Munich
Sascha Mieke ... Steadicam operator: Munich
Steve Moreau ... video assistant
Anne Nicolet ... assistant camera
Patrick Pamart ... grip
Knut Paniz ... grip: Munich
Christophe Paturange ... assistant camera
Sebastien Pentecouteau ... assistant camera
Philippe Peyraud ... electrician
Michel Podik ... grip
Thibault Roginas ... second assistant camera
Stéphane Rouillon ... grip
Bruno Roza ... grip
Alois Schwertl ... electrician: Munich
Ursula Sigon ... assistant camera
Nicolas Sommermeyer ... grip
Michel Strasser ... grip
Alain Tanguy ... electrician
Jean-Claude Temporelli ... electrician
Jean-Baptiste Thibaud ... steadicam operator
Markus Thiermeyer ... electrician: Munich
Matthias Ueven ... grip: Munich
Valerio Villalba ... assistant camera
Jean-Pierre Voisin ... electrician
Michel Védié ... electrician
Richard Weber ... electrician
Mirko Wittig ... grip: Munich

Animation Department

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Yannick Giaume ... animator

Casting Department

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Jacques-Emmanuel Astor ... extras casting assistant
Danielle Berthier ... extras casting
Pascale Béraud ... extras casting director
Sana El Ghoul ... casting assistant
Carsten Kelm ... extras casting
Bert van Kruijssen ... adr voice casting
Aude Tiberghien ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Olivier Afonso ... costumes
Brigitte Baumann ... wardrobe: Munich
Gilles Bodu-Lemoine ... costumer (as Gilles Bodu)
Chantal Glasman ... costumer
Christine Guégan ... costumer (as Cristine Guégan)
Monika Hinz ... costume: Munich
Birgit Hölzenbein ... wardrobe: Munich
Camille Joste ... wardrobe assistant
Katrin Kenk ... costume: Munich
Ines Köhler ... costume: Munich
Elsa Le Guichard ... costumer
Virginie Le Metayer ... costumer
Sophie Lebret ... costumer
Sonja Mantel ... wardrobe: Munich
Tina Meister ... costume: Munich
Anne Micolod ... costumer
Gil Noir ... costumer
Kristin Pektor ... costume: Munich
Eric Perron ... costumer
Michèle Pezzin ... key costumer
Petra Polosek ... costume: Munich
Véronique Pouzou ... costumer
Annick Redon ... costumer
Germaine Ribel ... costumer
Anja Richter ... costume: Munich
Frédérique Santerre ... costumer
Coralie Sanvoisin ... costumer
Caroline Sattler ... wardrobe: Munich
Kurt Schönwälder ... costume: Munich
Nina Regine Trautmann ... wardrobe: Munich (as Regine Trautmann)
Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz ... costumer assistant

Location Management

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Thierry Cretagne ... location manager
Philippe Tourret ... location scouting

Music Department

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Hubert Bougis ... music arranger / orchestrator
Beatrice Delpierre ... musician: Chalemie
Edouard Dubois ... music consultant / music editor: temp score
Paul Edmund-Davies ... musician: flute
Andrew Findon ... musician: tin whistle (as Andy Sindon)
Didier Lockwood ... musician: violon solo
London Symphony Orchestra ... music performed by
Sue Mallet ... music coordinator
Nat Peck ... music coordinator
Michel Sanvoisin ... musician: crumhorn
David Snell ... musical director
John Timperley ... music recording

Script and Continuity Department

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Lili Gion ... script supervisor
Isabelle Querrioux ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Steffen Dubouis ... driver

Additional Crew

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Michele Benhassen ... production secretary
Frédéric Chauvineau ... dog trainer
Sylvie Coen ... legal counsel
Claude Davy ... publicist
Véronique Defranoux ... choreographer
Guy Demazure ... snake and tarantula trainer
Cathy Dutheil ... production secretary
Friederike Eder-Thomas ... production administrator
Claude Fenioux ... financial controller
Segolene Fleury-Slimane ... production accountant / production administrator
Marie Guillon ... administrative assistant
François Hardy ... harnessing
Gerhard Harsch ... tiger and panther trainer
Vladimir Houbart ... armorer
Terry Jones ... translator
Anton Kocka Senior Karah-Khavak ... animal trainer: Alligators
Alexander Kiening ... assistant production co-ordinator
Thierry Le Portier ... lion trainer
Catherine Leclou ... harnessing
Patricia Leray ... script supervisor: Munich
Jürgen Lill ... elephant trainer
Mario Luraschi ... horse master
Frank Meise ... elephant trainer
Lorraine Miller ... translator
Leona O'Neill ... production secretary
Édith Pavageau ... production administrator
Christian-Paul Peyron ... production administrator
Martina Werner ... assistant: Reinhard Klooss
Olaf Wijnants ... voice director (as Olaf Wynants)
Karim Zeriahen ... choreographer (as Karim Zeriahem)
Hélène Zidi ... acting coach (as Hélène Chéruy)

Production Companies

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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

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Taglines The Gauls are revolting! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Astérix et Obélix (France)
  • Asterix & Obelix contro Cesare (Italy)
  • Asterix & Obelix gegen Caesar (Germany)
  • Astérix & Obélix Contre César (South Africa, English title)
  • Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (United States)
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Runtime
  • 109 min
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Box Office

Budget FRF274,620,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $101,644,060

Did You Know?

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Trivia In 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. See more »
Goofs Most 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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #21.6 (1999). See more »
Soundtracks She Didn't See Me See more »
Crazy Credits This movie is dedicated to René Goscinny See more »
Quotes Astérix: Look - the Man in the Iron Mask!
Obélix: Have they written that yet?
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