Film record

Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar

Original title: Astérix et Obélix contre César

1999Feature film105 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Italy · Germany · France
Languages
French · German
Genres
adventure film · comedy film

Credits

Art department

Jean Rabasse — Production design
Ari Hantke — Production design

Cinematography

Tony Pierce-Roberts — Cinematography

Costume

Sylvie Gautrelet — Costume design

Direction

Claude Zidi — Directing

Editing

Hervé de Luze — Editing
Nicole Saunier — Editing
Thierry Lebon — Editing

Music

Jean-Jacques Goldman — Music composition
Roland Romanelli — Music composition

Cast

Christian Clavier — Acting
Gérard Depardieu — Acting
Roberto Benigni — Acting (Lucius Detritus)
Michel Galabru — Acting
Claude Piéplu — Acting
Daniel Prévost — Acting
Pierre Palmade — Acting
Laetitia Casta — Acting
Arielle Dombasle — Acting (la femme d'Agecanonix)
Sim — Acting
Gottfried John — Acting
Jean-Pierre Castaldi — Acting (Caïus Bonus)
Jean-Roger Milo — Acting
Hardy Krüger Jr. — Acting
Olivier Achard — Acting (Anorexix)
Michel Muller — Acting (Malosinus)
Jacques Delaporte — Acting (Alambix)
Philippe Lehembre — Acting (un druide dans la forêt)
Jérôme Chappatte — Acting (un druide dans la forêt)
Paul Rieger — Acting (un druide dans la forêt)
André Chaumeau — Acting (un druide dans la forêt)
Pierre Lafont — Acting (le vieux druide)
Gaëtan Bloom — Acting (Plaintecontrix)
Jean-Yves Tual — Acting (Mathusalix)
Martial Courcier — Acting (la sentinelle gauloise)
Jean-Marc Bellu — Acting (le légionnaire dans les fourrés)
Pascal Librizzi — Acting (un villageois avec un poisson)
Philippe Beautier — Acting (un villageois avec un poisson)
Lionel Robert — Acting (un villageois avec un poisson)
Patrick Massieu — Acting (Olibrius)
Herbert Fux — Acting (Tiquetdebus)
Beppe Chierici — Acting (Trolleybus)
Didier Cauchy — Acting (Brutus)
Jean-Marie Paris — Acting (l’homme bête)
Jean-Paul Farré — Acting (Hypothénus)
Laurent Spielvogel — Acting (le scribe)
Mario Luraschi — Acting (le cavalier Malosinus)
Fedele Papalia — Acting (le légionnaire dans le fossé)
Guillaume de Jouvencel — Acting (un soldat dans la tortue)
Xavier Offant — Acting (un soldat dans la tortue)
Franck-Olivier Bonnet — Acting (le garde à la porte)
Patrick Bordier — Acting (le cuisinier romain)
Daniel Del Ponte — Acting (le garde des prisons)
Frank Vockroth — Acting (le héraut)
Vincent Martin — Acting (le centurion Tour de Détritus)
Udo Jolly — Acting (l’aide du bourreau)
Hardy Hoosmann — Acting (un garde de la prison)
Dietmar Mössmer — Acting (un garde de la prison)
Tony Gaultier — Acting (un porteur du pavois)
Laurent Larcher — Acting (un porteur du pavois)
Nicky Marbot — Acting (un porteur du pavois)
Stephan Sacquin — Acting (un porteur du pavois)

Production

Vittorio Cecchi Gori — Production
Pierre Grunstein — Executive production
Claude Berri — Production
Dieter Frank — Production
Reinhard Klooss — Production
Thomas Langmann — Production

Writing

Claude Zidi — Screenwriting
Thomas Gilou — Screenwriting
Gérard Lauzier — Screenwriting
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

Each relationship distinguishes role, territory, medium and period.

Distribution

A-Film

International
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Distribution

Remake

International
Verified
Distribution

SamFilm

International
Verified
Distribution

Studio S

International
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Production

Films 7

International
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Production

Canal+

International
Verified
Production

Sat.1

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

France · Original release
3 Feb 1999Checked 16 Sep 2026
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