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The film combines elements of the plots of several mostly early Asterix storys, most from 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). Jokes and references from many other albums abound, including a humorous exchange between Caesar and Brutus taken from Asterix and Cleopatra. Asterix the Gaul is the first volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Getafix is a major character in the Asterix comic books by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. ... Asterix and the Soothsayer is the nineteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix and the Goths is the third volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... Asterix the Legionary, the tenth Asterix book in the comic book series by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. ... Obelix (Fr. ... Asterix the Gladiator is the fourth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). ... For other uses, see Julius Caesar (disambiguation). ... Brutus is a Roman cognomen used by several politicians of the Junii family, especially in the Roman Republic. ... Asterix and Cleopatra, the sixth book in the Asterix comic book series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, was serialized in Pilote issues 215-257 in 1963. ...

Plot summary

Julius Caesar is celebrating his victory over all of Gaul, but Lucius Detritus has kept from him the fact that one small village is holding out against the invaders. Detritus travels to the garrison near the village where Caius Bonus, the garrison's commanding Centurion, explains that the Gauls have a magic potion brewed for them by their Druid which makes them invincible. Detritus decides he must capture the potion for himself, and hearing that the clever Asterix and permanently invincible Obelix are the backbone of the Gaulish forces, attempts to eliminate them, though his first attempt fails. For other uses, see Julius Caesar (disambiguation). ... Look up Centurion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

A false soothsayer arrives at the village and predicts the arrival of Romans and treasure; despite Asterix's protestations, the village is taken in and when a Roman tax collector arrives, they drive off his forces and take the gold. The "soothsayer" later drugs and hypnotises Asterix to create a diversion while he makes off with the tax money, but news of the theft reaches Caesar, who comes to the garrison himself, demanding the legion attack. He witnesses the defeat of his army and is taunted by Asterix and Obelix; he demands Detritus subdue the village or be fed to the lions.

Detritus disguises himself and some men as Druids and kidnaps Panoramix (Getafix) as he is attending a Druid conference. Asterix disguises Obelix as a legionnaire, and they enter the garrison to rescue the Druid, but they are separated, Obelix maintining his diguise. Asterix joins Getafix in the dungeon, and the pair resist Detritus' demands to make the magic potion until he tortures Idefix (Dogmatix). Detritus uses the potion to throw Caesar into a cell, locked in an iron mask, and takes command with an oblivious Obelix as his bodyguard. Eventually Obelix helps Asterix, Getafix and Dogmatix escape, and they also bring the prisoner in the mask. The Man in the Iron Mask was a prisoner believed to have been held in the Bastille prison from an unknown date to his death on November 19, 1703. ...

Caesar makes a deal with the Gauls to help him defeat Detritus, who mounts an all-out attack on the villagers using his own magic potion. To defeat him, Panoramix brews a special version of the potion uses a rare ingredient which creates dozens of duplicates of Asterix and Obelix. Caesar is returned to power, and he grants the village its freedom.

Cast

• Christian Clavier (English: Olaf Wijnants): Astérix
• Gérard Depardieu (English: Terry Jones): Obélix
• Roberto Benigni (English: Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis): Lucius Detritus (Tullius Destructivus)
• Michel Galabru : Abraracourcix
• Claude Piéplu : Panoramix (Getafix)
• Daniel Prévost : Prolix
• Pierre Palmade : Assurancetourix
• Laetitia Casta : Falbala (Panacea)
• Arielle Dombasle : M. Agecanonix
• Sim : Agecanonix
• Marianne Sägebrecht : Bonnemine
• Gottfried John : Jules César
• Jean-Pierre Castaldi : Caius Bonus
• Jean-Roger Milo : Cetautomatix
• Jean-Jacques Devaux : Ordralfabetix

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Awards

• Golden Screen (1999)
• Bavarian Film Award (2000)
• Bogey Award in Silver (1999)

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External links

• Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar at the Internet Movie Database