France, 1976
82m
35mm film, colour, 1.66:1
mono, French
A French animated comedy fantasy film directed by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.
Plot Summary
Julius Cesar is so concerned that he will never be able to defeat Asterix and his friends that he offers the Gauls a deal: if they are able to solve twelve tasks of his choosing, he will hand the entire over Roman Empire over to them. If not, they have to submit to Roman rule.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo
Copyright MCMLXXVI [1976] René Goscinny – Albert Uderzo
René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, Georges Dargaud present a Productions Dargaud Films, Les Productions René Goscinny, Studios Idefix co-production
Story and Screenplay: René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo
Screenplay Collaboration: Pierre Tchernia
Editors: René Chaussy, Isabel García de Herreros, Minouche Gauzins, Michèle Neny
Original Music Composed and Directed by: Gerard Calvi
Sound Engineer: Jean Nény
Voices
Roger Carel (Astérix/Idéfix/Caius Pupus)
Jacques Morel (Obélix)
Pierre Tornade (Abracourcix/Assurancetourix)
Jean Martinelli (Jules César/Jupiter)
English version
Sean Barrett (Asterix/ Caius Tiddlius)
Michael Kilgarriff (Obelix)
Christina Greatrex (Chief Priestess of the Isle of Pleasure/Mrs Getriatrix /Window 12 Receptionist/Minerva)
Paul Bacon, George Baker, Ysanne Churchman, Alexander John, Barbara Mitchell, Gennie Nevinson, John Ringham, Geoffrey Russell, Paddy Turner (additional voices)
German version
Hans Hessling (Asterix)
Edgar Ott (Obelix)
Arnold Marquis (Miraculix)
Wolfgang Völz (Majestix)
Siegried Schürenberg (Cesar)
Dieter Kursave (Gajus Pupus)
Alternative Titles
Oi 12 athloi tou Asterix – Greece (DVD)
12 prac Asteriksa – Poland
Os 12 Trabalhos de Astérix – Portugal, Brazil
12 úkolů pro Asterixe – Czech Republic
12 задатака Астерикса – Serbia
12 подвигов Астерикса – Russia
12 подвигов Астерикса – Russia
The Adventures of Asterix – Australia, New Zealand (advertising)
Asteriks i dvanaest zadataka – Croatia
Asteriks: 12 Görev – Turkey
Asterix 12 stordåd – Sweden
Asterix e os Doze Trabalhos – Brazil
Asterix erobert Rom – Germany
Asterix erobert Rom – West Germany
Asterix i Roma – Norway
Asterix indta’r Rom – Denmark
Asterix inntar Rom – Norway
Astérix tizenkét próbája – Hungary
Asterix tolv stordåd – Sweden
Asterix valloittaa Rooman – Finland (video)
Asterix verovert Rome – Belgium (Flemish), Netherlands
Astérix: Las doce pruebas – Spain
Asterix’s Twelve Tasks – Australia (DVD)
Ástríkur og Þrautirnar 12 – Iceland
Divpadsmit Asteriksa Varoņdarbi – Latvia
As doce probas de Astérix – Spain (Galician)
Las doce pruebas de Astérix – Argentina, Mexico, Spain
Le dodici fatiche di Asterix – Italy
Les Douze travaux d’Astérix – France
Dvanásť skúšok pre Asterixa – Czech Republic
Dvanásť úloh pre Asterixa – Slovakia
Dwanaście prac Asteriksa – Poland
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix – Australia, Canada, UK, USA
Οι 12 άθλοι του Astérix – Greece
Οι 12 άθλοι του Αστερίξ – Greece (re-release)
Дванадцять подвигів Астерікса – Ukraine
Двенадцать подвигов Астерикса – Russia
Links
Sequel to
Astérix le Gaulois (1967)
Astérix et Cléopâtre (1968)
Sequels
Astérix et la surprise de César (1985)
Astérix chez les Bretons (1986)
Astérix et le coup du menhir (1989)
Asterix in America (1994)
Astérix et les Vikings (2006)
Astérix: Le domaine des dieux (2014)
Astérix: Le secret de la potion magique (2018)
Extracts included in
René Goscinny: Profession humoriste (1998)
See also
The Birds (1963)
Svengali (1931)
References
Periodicals
- Film-Echo/Filmwoche no.17 (24 March 1976) p.7
- Le Film Francais no.1646 (8 October 1976) pp.10-11
- Le Film Francais no.1648 (22 October 1976) p.47
- Films and Filming vol.24 no.7 (April 1978) pp.37-38
- Films Illustrated vol.7 no.80 (April 1978) p.289
- Image et Son no.312 (December 1976) pp.133-134
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.45 no.530 (March 1978) pp.43-4
- Screen International no.131 (25 March 1978) p.21
- Télérama no.2412 (3 April 1996) p.117
- Variety 17 November 1976 p.19
Books
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.406
