The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

1976 [FRENCH]

Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy

14
IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 20919 20.9K

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Plot summary

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".

Director

René Goscinny Photo
René Goscinny

Top cast

Michael Kilgarriff Photo
Michael Kilgarriff as Obelix
John Ringham Photo
John Ringham as Old Man of the Mountains / Doorman of the Place That Sends You Mad / Vitalstatistix / Senator #1 / Senator #2 / Head of Filing Systems and Material Not Yet Coordinated / Jupiter
Henri Poirier Photo
Henri Poirier as (voice)
George Baker Photo
George Baker as Mercury
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727.09 MB
1182*720
French 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 19 min
Seeds 10
1.32 GB
1760*1072
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 19 min
Seeds 31

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Victor Field

The 13th task: Find a fan who didn't like this one.

The best of the several movie adventures of Asterix, Obelix, Vitalstatistix and Co., our heroes are given a series of increasingly difficult tasks by Caesar, with the future of the village at stake - ranging from crossing a ravine by an invisible bridge ("Which you do not see over there") through avoiding the lures of the sirens, combating a champion javelin thrower and getting a permit for the next task (something that will strike a chord in anyone who's ever had to face red tape) to facing a celestial challenge by a god who asks them to... actually, that last one is so funny you have to see it for yourself.There is a book out, but it's the adaptation of the movie, making "The Twelve Tasks Of Asterix" the only one to date actually written for the screen first. Perhaps the makers of the later animated movies and the live-action ones could take the hint? (Or is adapting them properly beyond 'em?) Sheer pleasure throughout, with moments that still make me laugh years after seeing it and some surprisingly strong satire, all the movies should have been like this. Right, let's tie up the bard and bring on the boar...
Reviewed by CuriosityKilledShawn 9 / 10

Getafix of this

The best Asterix film at the time of its release and certainly one of the best overall. "Twelve Tasks" was always a favorite of mine and watching it now, close to 20 years later, it's still as funny and imaginative as it ever was.As an Asterix movie it's a bit of an anomaly. It isn't based on any of the comic-books (are they graphic novels?) and doesn't follow any of the continuity or logic of any of the other stories. But since it's by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo themselves you could hardly call it unofficial.Julius Caesar calls a truce with the village and says that Gaul can rule Rome if they can win Twelve impossible tasks in the vein of Hercules a few thousand years ago. If they fail, they must surrender to Caesar. But with Asterix and Obelix as their chosen champions do you really think they will fail? The plot lends itself to lots of visual humor and irreverent satire. How can a kid's animated movie have this much depth and wit and still be relatively unknown in the wider world of Toy Stories and Ups? It's insane.Definitely a great treat for Asterix fans and the perfect way to introduce new people to the franchise.
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