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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (Les Douze travaux d'Astérix) is a 1976 English/French animated feature film based on the Asterix comic book series, and the third in the animated franchise.
Nov 17, 1976 · The Twelve Tasks of Asterix: Directed by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo. With Roger Carel, Jacques Morel, Pierre Tornade, Henri Labussière. Asterix and Obelix are tasked by Julius Caesar with accomplishing twelve impossible labors to determine the fate of their indomitable Gaulish village.
- (19K)
- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo
- 1976-11-17
- 5 min
- Run faster than Asbestos, champion of the Olympic Games. Asterix, helped by the magic potion, follows Asbestos until the latter hits an apple tree at a moment of incaution, and loses the race.
- Throw a javelin farther than Verses, the Persian. Verses' javelin hits North America (still only inhabited by Indians, including another Goscinny-Uderzo character, Oumpah-pah), but Obelix's javelin enters a stable orbit and pursues Verses around the world, into the Native American village.
- Beat Cilindric the German. Cilindric quickly beats Obelix with a "fighting technique he learnt in a distant land"; but Asterix asks for demonstrations that eventually leave Cilindric's own arms and legs tied in knots.
- Cross a lake. The problem being that in the middle of the lake is the "Isle of Pleasure", inhabited by beautiful Sirens. Obelix comes to his senses after discovery that there are no wild boars on the island, and calls Asterix to follow him.
- 00- Introduction and Character Information.pdf.
- 00- The Complete Guide To Asterix.pdf.
- 01- Asterix the Gaul.pdf.
- 02- Asterix and the Golden Sickle.pdf.
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 Al...
Running time: 78min. Video distribution: CITEL VIDEO / PFC VIDEO. Produced by Studios Idéfix – the famous studios set up by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny and which only made two feature films, this one and a Lucky Luke – the third Asterix is a great success.
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. The Twelve Tasks. 1 Run faster than Asbestos, champion of the Olympic Games.
