List of Asterix films

This is a list of Asterix films.

Films Animation TitleTraditional Animated Films CGI Animated FilmsAsterix the Gaul(1967)Asterix and Cleopatra(1968)The Twelve Tasks of Asterix(1976)Asterix Versus Caesar(1985)Asterix in Britain(1986)Asterix and the Big Fight(1989)Asterix Conquers America(1994)Asterix and the Vikings(2006)Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods(2014)Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion(2018)Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia(2026)DirectorRay GoossensEnglish:Lee PayantRené GoscinnyAlbert UderzoEnglish:Lee PayantRené GoscinnyAlbert UderzoPierre WatrinHenri GruelEnglish:Matt McCarthyGaëtan BrizziPaul BrizziEnglish:Jacques BarclayPino van LamsweerdeEnglish:Jacques BarclayPhilippe GrimondU.K. Dub:George RoubicekU.S. Dub:David N. WeissEnglish:Bill SpeersStefan FjeldmarkJesper MøllerEnglish:Jack FletcherAlexandre AstierLouis ClichyCanadian Dub:Karl WillemsU.K. Dub:Daniel HubbardAlexandre AstierLouis ClichyEnglish:Karl WillemsJack CoxAlexandre HeboyanProducerGeorges DargaudRaymond LeblancGeorges DargaudRené GoscinnyAlbert UderzoEnglish:Jacques de Lane LeaYannik PielPhilippe GrimondYannik PielYannick PielU.S. Dub:Helene Blitz and Thomas ValentinPhilippe BonyThomas Valentin Canadian Dub:Eric S. RollmanU.K. Dub:Jon CliffordPhilippe BonyWriterRené GoscinnyAlbert UderzoWilly LatesteJos MarissenLászló Molnár Eddie LatesteJos MarissenPierre Tcherniaadapted fromRené GoscinnyAlbert UderzoEnglish:Anthea BellDerek HockridgePierre Tcherniaadapted fromRené Goscinny and Albert UderzoPierre Tcherniaadapted fromRené Goscinny and Albert UderzoEnglish:Edward MarcusPierre Tcherniaadapted fromRené Goscinny and Albert UderzoEnglish:Edward MarcusAdolf Kabatek and Yannik Voightadapted fromRené Goscinny and Albert UderzoU.K. Dub:George RoubicekU.S. Dub:David N. WeissThomas Platt and Rhett Roosteradapted fromRené Goscinny and Albert UderzoEnglish:Robin LyonsAndrew OffilerBill SpeersStefan FjeldmarkJean-Luc GoossensEnglish:Philip LaZebnikAlexandre Astieradapted fromRené Goscinny and Albert UderzoCanadian Dub:Jessica MenendezU.K. Dub:Robin LyonsAndrew OffilerBill SpeersAlexandre AstierEnglish:Mariette KelleyJoël SavdieMatthieu DelaporteAlexandre de La PatellièreNarratorBernard LavaletteBruce Johansen Pierre TcherniaJohn Ringham colspan="2" Tony Jay Harald JuhnkePierre Tchernia John Rye Pierre TcherniaJeff Bennett colspan="2" CinematographyFrancois LéonardGeorges LapeyronnieÉtienne SchürmannGeorges LapeyronnieFrancois LéonardJean Midrecolspan="8" ComposerGérard CalviVladimir CosmaMichel ColombierHarold FaltermeyerAlexandre AzariaPhilippe RombiRomain TrouilletEditorFrancois CeppiJacques MarchelLaszlo MolnarJacques MarchelLaszlo MolnarRené ChaussyIsabel García de HerrerosMinouche GauzinsMichèle NenyMonique IsnardonRobert IsnardonMonique IsnardonRobert IsnardonJean GaudierUlrich SteinvorthRingo WaldenburgerMartin Wichmann AndersenAnders HoffmannSoline GuyonneauBertrand MaillardProduction CompaniesDargaud FilmsDargaud FilmsLes Productions René GoscinnyStudios IdéfixHalas and Batchelor Cartoon FilmsDargaud Films Les Productions René GoscinnyDargaud Films Les Productions René GoscinnyDargaud FilmsExtrafilmGaumont InternationalExtrafilm Produktion GmbHA. Film A/SMandarin SAS 2D3D AnimationsBelvisionGrid AnimationM6 FilmsM6 FilmsM6 FilmsM6 StudioSuperprod AnimationDistributorAthos FilmsAssociated British-Pathé Parafrance FilmsAnglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors GaumontCinema International Corporation (CIC) GaumontEMI Films GaumontEMI Films GaumontCastle Pictures Jugendfilm-Verleih 20th Century FoxSND FilmsOptimum Releasing SND FilmsKaleidoscope Film Distribution SND FilmsIcon Film Distribution SND FilmsReleased (France)20 December 196719 December 196820 October 197611 December 19853 December 19864 October 19895 April 199512 April 200626 November 20145 December 20182 December 2026Runtime68 minutes72 minutes82 minutes79 minutes79 minutes81 minutes85 minutes79 minutes85 minutes87 minutes

English cast and characters Asterix the Gaul(1967)Asterix and Cleopatra(1968)The Twelve Tasks of Asterix(1976)Asterix Versus Caesar(1985)Asterix in Britain(1986)Asterix and the Big Fight(1989)Asterix Conquers America(1994)Asterix and the Vikings(2006)Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods(2014)Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion(2018)AsterixLee PayantSean BarrettJack BeaberBill Oddie (U.K. Dub)Henry Winkler (U.S. Dub)Craig CharlesPaul GiamattiKen Kramer (Canadian Dub)Jack Whitehall (U.K. Dub)Ken KramerObelixHal BravMichael KilgarriffBilly KearnsBernard Bresslaw (U.K. Dub)Rosey Grier (U.S. Dub)Howard Lew LewisBrad GarrettC. Ernst Harth (Canadian Dub)Nick Frost (U.K. Dub)C. Ernst HarthDogmatixRoger CarelDee Bradley BakerRoger CarelDruid GetafixJohn PrimGeoffrey RussellRobert BarrPeter Hawkins (U.K. Dub)Danny Mann (U.S. Dub)Geoffrey BayldonJeff BennettJohn InnesChief VitalstatistixYves BrainvillePaul BaconBertie CortezAllan WengerDouglas Blackwell (U.K. Dub)Greg Burson (U.S. Dub)Jim CarterDaran NorrisDon Brown (Canadian Dub)Matt Berry (U.K. Dub)Don BrownCacofonixFrançois ValorbeGeoffrey Russellcolspan="2" Tim Brooke-Taylor (U.K. Dub)Greg Burson (U.S. Dub)Brian GreeneJess HarnellAlan MarriottAndrew CowndenImpedimentacolspan="2" Ysanne ChurchmanJudy-Rosen MartinezSheila Hancock (U.K. Dub)Lucille Bliss (U.S. Dub)Julie GibbsGrey DeLisleSaffron Henderson (Canadian Dub)Elizabeth Bower (U.K. Dub)Saffron HendersonUnhygienixcolspan="2" George BakerBill DohertyKen StarcevicKerry Shale (U.K. Dub)Ed Gilbert (U.S. Dub)Jonathan KyddDiedrich BaderJason Simpson (Canadian Dub)Richard McCourt (U.K. Dub)Jason SimpsonBacteriacolspan="5" Kathryn Hurlbutt (U.K. Dub)Unknown (U.S. Dub)colspan="2" Riley Kramer (Canadian Dub)Elizabeth Bower (U.K. Dub)Saffron HendersonFulliautomatixcolspan="2" Sean BarrettSteve GadlerSean Barrett (U.K. Dub)Bill Martin (U.S. Dub)Jim CarterJohn DeMitaScott McNeil (Canadian Dub)Dominic Wood (U.K. Dub)Scott McNeilGeriatrixcolspan="3" Stuart SeideJerry Di GiacomoIan Thompson (U.K. Dub)Danny Mann (U.S. Dub)Rupert DegasPhil ProctorRon HalderMrs. Geriatrixcolspan="2" Christina Greatrexcolspan="2" Kathryn Hurlbutt (U.K. Dub)Mona Marshall (U.S. Dub)colspan="3" Rebecca HusainPanaceacolspan="3" Patricia Kesslercolspan="2" Vanessa Feltzcolspan="3" Julius CaesarSteve EckardtAnthony StuartAlexander JohnGordon HeathHenry McGeeMark Oliver (Canadian Dub)Jim Broadbent (U.K. Dub)Mark OliverCrismus Bonuscolspan="9" Centurion Somniferuscolspan="8" Jason Simpson (Canadian Dub)Greg Davies (U.K. Dub)Jason SimpsonTofunguscolspan="8" Sam VincentQueen Cleopatrarowspan="3" Ginger HallGennie Nevinsoncolspan="7" EdifisGeorge Birtcolspan="8" ArtifisAlexandre Klimenkocolspan="8" Captain RedbeardArch Taylorcolspan="2" Patrick FloersheimJim CarterJack FletcherAaron ChapmanPeglegcolspan="9" Richard NewmanPirate LookoutMezz Mezzrowcolspan="2" Thomas PollardJim CarterDavid Rasnercolspan="2" NarratorBruce JohansenJohn Ringhamcolspan="2" Tony Jay (U.S. Dub)John RyeJeff Bennettcolspan="2" 1967 – Asterix the Gaul (Astérix le Gaulois) with Roger Carel as Asterix and Jacques Morel as Obelix 1968 – Asterix and Cleopatra (Astérix et Cléopâtre) with Roger Carel as Asterix and Jacques Morel as Obelix 1976 – The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (Les Douze travaux d'Astérix) with Roger Carel as Asterix and Jacques Morel as Obelix 1985 – Asterix Versus Caesar (Astérix et la surprise de César) with Roger Carel as Asterix and Pierre Tornade as Obelix 1986 – Asterix in Britain (Astérix chez les Bretons) with Roger Carel as Asterix and Pierre Tornade as Obelix 1989 – Asterix and the Big Fight (Astérix et le coup du menhir) (book of the film: Operation Getafix) with Roger Carel as Asterix and Pierre Tornade as Obelix 1994 – Asterix Conquers America — produced in Germany as (Asterix in Amerika) with Craig Charles as Asterix and Howard Lew Lewis as Obelix 2006 – Asterix and the Vikings (Astérix et les Vikings) with Paul Giamatti as Asterix and Brad Garrett as Obelix 2014 – Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (Astérix: Le Domaine des Dieux) with Roger Carel as Asterix and Guillaume Briat as Obelix 2018 – Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (Astérix: Le Secret de la potion magique) with Christian Clavier as Asterix and Guillaume Briat as Obelix 2026 – Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia (Astérix : Le Royaume de Nubie) with Christian Clavier as Asterix and François-Xavier Demaison as Obelix

Live-action

1967 – Two Romans in Gaul (Deux Romains en Gaule) - a television film combining live action and animation; black & white and one hour long. Long considered unavailable, it was released on DVD in 2012. 1999 – Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar (Astérix et Obélix contre César) with Christian Clavier as Asterix and Gérard Depardieu as Obelix 2002 – Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre) with Christian Clavier as Asterix and Gérard Depardieu as Obelix 2008 – Asterix at the Olympic Games (Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques) with Clovis Cornillac as Asterix and Gérard Depardieu as Obelix 2012 – Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia (Astérix et Obélix : Au service de sa Majesté) with Édouard Baer as Asterix and Gérard Depardieu as Obelix 2023 – Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (Astérix et Obélix : l'Empire du milieu) with Guillaume Canet as Asterix and Gilles Lellouche as Obelix

History

No novelizations were made for Asterix the Gaul, Asterix in Britain or Asterix and Cleopatra which followed the original albums relatively closely. In 1967, there was an attempt to make an animated film based on Asterix and the Golden Sickle, which was not completed. The incomplete script and drawings were sold in a book-exhibition in Brussels and is today a part of the book The Mirror World of Asterix. Another reason for its failure is that Goscinny and Uderzo rejected the artists from releasing this movie because of its low-quality drawings. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix is the only animated movie not based (at least loosely) on any of the comic books until the 2018 film The Secret of the Magic Potion. Starting from 1985's Asterix Versus Caesar the animation quality improved dramatically. Asterix Conquers America was the only one produced solely outside France. Early English dubbed versions of cartoon movies used character names from the Ranger/Look and Learn "Asterix the Briton" translations, such as Tunabrix for the village chieftain. Asterix Conquers America, Asterix and the Vikings and Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods are digitally drawn and animated. Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods is the first Asterix movie in stereoscopic 3D. The animated Asterix movies that were dubbed into English were all dubbed in either France, the United Kingdom or Germany, with the exception of Asterix and the Vikings, where it was then dubbed in the United States, in order to bring Asterix into the U.S. market, while The Mansion of the Gods and The Secret of the Magic Potion were dubbed by Ocean Productions in Canada. A North American dub of Asterix and the Big Fight is used in all DVD releases, but fans generally consider it inferior to the original British dub, which is only available on VHS. Asterix Conquers America and Asterix and the Vikings are the only animated Asterix films to be produced in English first, then dubbed into French. Though several of the Asterix comics are available in the United States, most of the Asterix films have not seen releases in America, likely due to the comics being not as popular as in the United Kingdom. The first five films (Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra, The Twelve Tasks of Asterix, Asterix and Caesar and Asterix in Britain) did see VHS releases through Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and Just for Kids Home Video, but all five have since gone out of print.

See also List of films based on French-language comics

References

External links Asterix at the IMDB