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...?
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
The very best of French film comedy
Thanks to comedy giants such as Louis de Funès, Fernandel, Bourvil and Pierre Richard, French cinema abounds with comedy classics of the first rank.
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.