Asterix disguises Obelix as a legionary, and they enter the garrison to rescue the Druid, but are separated. Upon witnessing the defeat of his army, he demands Detritus subdue the village or be fed to the lions.ĭetritus disguises himself and some men as Druids and kidnaps Panoramix (Getafix) at a Druid conference. The "soothsayer" later drugs and hypnotises Asterix to create a diversion while he recaptures the tax money but news of the theft reaches Caesar, who comes to the garrison himself, demanding the legion attack. Detritus decides to capture the potion for himself, and hearing that the clever Asterix and permanently invincible Obelix are the backbone of the Gaulish forces, attempts and fails to eliminate them.Ī false soothsayer arrives at the village and predicts the arrival of Romans and treasure despite Asterix's protests, the village believe him, wherefore when a Roman tax collector arrives, they drive off his forces and take the gold. Detritus travels to the garrison near the village where Caius Bonus (Crismus Bonus), the garrison's commanding Centurion, explains that the Gauls have a magic potion, which makes them invincible. Julius Caesar is celebrating his victory over all of Gaul, but Lucius Detritus has kept from him that one village has managed to resist them. It was a box-office success and would be followed by a sequel, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, released in 2002. The film combines plots of several Astérix stories, mostly Asterix the Gaul ( Getafix's abduction), Asterix and the Soothsayer, Asterix and the Goths (the Druid conference), Asterix the Legionary ( Obelix becoming smitten with Panacea) and Asterix the Gladiator (the characters fighting in the circus) but jokes and references from many other albums abound, including a humorous exchange between Caesar and Brutus taken from Asterix and Cleopatra, and the villain Lucius Detritus is based on Tullius Detritus, the main antagonist of Asterix and the Roman Agent (known as Tortuous Convolvulus in the English translation of the comic).Īt the time of its release, the film was the most expensive production in French cinema of all time, making it the most expensive production in France for the twentieth century.
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Caesar ( French: Astérix & Obélix contre César) is a 1999 feature film directed by Claude Zidi, the first of what went on to become a series of live-action films based on Goscinny and Uderzo's Astérix comics. When Roman troops carve a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel, Caesar (Gottfried John) and his aide de camp Detritus (Roberto Benigni) discover the secret elixir and capture the Druid leader who knows its formula, and Asterix and Obelix are sent off to rescue them.Asterix and Obelix vs.
Set in 50 B.C., Asterix (Christian Clavier) and Obelix (Gérard Depardieu) are a pair of comedic heroes living in a small but well-protected village in Gaul, where a magic potion concocted by Druids turns the townsfolk into mighty soldiers.
Asterix and Obelix, the French comic book heroes created by René Goscinny and Albert Underzo (their adventures have sold 280 million copies to date in Europe), are brought to the big screen in their first live-action adventure.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.
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