History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.
Acting
Depardieu commits to physical comedy like his life depends on it
Direction
Chabat's ADHD pacing—every frame stuffed with gags
Production
Absurdly lavish sets for a movie with this much toilet humor
Director
Alain Chabat
Gérard Depardieu
Obélix
Christian Clavier
Astérix
Jamel Debbouze
Numérobis
Monica Bellucci
Cléopâtre
Alain Chabat
Jules César
Claude Rich
Panoramix
Gérard Darmon
Amonbofils
Édouard Baer
Otis
Dieudonné
Caius Céplus
Mouss Diouf
Baba, pirate lookout
Marina Foïs
Sucettalanis
Bernard Farcy
Captain Barbe-Rouge
Jean Benguigui
Malococsis
Michel Crémadès
Triple-Patte
Jean-Paul Rouve
Caius antivirus
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is France's most expensive film ever at the time—imagine spending that much money just to have Depardieu fall down repeatedly.
Jamel Debbouze improvised so much that script pages were reportedly just 'Numérobis panics' with arrows pointing nowhere.
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