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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Albert Uderzo with Roger Carel

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (Les Douze travaux d'Astérix) is a 1976 French animated feature film based on the Asterix comic book series. René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, the creators of the series, wrote the story and directed the film themselves; with co-direction by Pierre Watrin and the screenplay co-written by Pierre Tchernia, a friend of Goscinny and Uderzo. The movie was directed, produced and animated at Goscinny and Uderzo's own animation studio, Studios Idéfix and is the only Asterix animated film that has used the Xerography Process.

It is the only Asterix movie to date (animated or live-action) to be based on an original screenplay rather than on material from any of the comic book stories. Later, however, it was adapted into a comic book as well as an illustrated text story book and a series of twelve books for young readers.

Synopsis

After a group of legionaries is once again beaten up by the gauls, they imagine: "With such huge strength, they can't be human... they must be gods". Julius Caesar is informed, and laughs. He makes a decision with his council and goes to Armorica, to speak with Vitalstatistix. He gives the Gauls a series of 12 tasks, inspired by Hercules (but new ones, since the 12 Labours are outdated). Vitalstatistix assembles their best warriors, Asterix and Obelix, to do the job. The Roman Caius Tiddlus is sent along with them to guide them and check they complete each task.

Actors

Roger Carel

(Astérix / Idéfix / Caius Pupus / Deux sénateurs (voice))
Jacques Morel

(Obélix / Employé sur la balançoire (voice))
Terry Scott
Henri Labussière

(Le réceptionniste de la maison qui rend fou (voice))
Jean Martinelli

(Jules César / Jupiter (voice))
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