1976 English/French animated feature film based on the Asterix comic books
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Original theatrical release poster
Les Douze travaux d'Astérix
Directed by
René Goscinny Albert Uderzo Pierre Watrin Henri Gruel
Screenplay by
Pierre Tchernia
René Goscinny
Albert Uderzo
Based on
Asterix by
René Goscinny
Albert Uderzo
Produced by
Georges Dargaud
René Goscinny
Albert Uderzo
Starring
Roger Carel
Jacques Morel
Jean Martinelli
Narrated by
Pierre Tchernia
Edited by
René Chaussy
Isabel García de Herreros
Minouche Gauzins
Michèle Neny
Music by
Gérard Calvi
Production companies
Dargaud Films
Les Productions René Goscinny
Studios Idefix
Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films
Distributed by
EMI Films (1976 U.K) Gaumont (France)
Release dates
October 20, 1976 (1976-10-20) (France)
December 19, 1976 (1976-12-19) (Britain)
Running time
82 minutes
Countries
France
United Kingdom
Languages
French
English
Dutch
Box office
9.4 million tickets[1]
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. 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 film was directed, produced and animated at Goscinny and Uderzo's own animation studio, Studios Idéfix, and is the only Asterix animated film that used the xerography process. At the time of its release, the film received mixed reviews since its tone is more cartoony and frequently breaks the fourth wall. Nowadays its reception is more favorable, with it often being cited as one of the best Astérix films, even reaching the status of a cult classic.[2][3]
It was the only Asterix film (animated or live-action) to be based on an original screenplay rather than on material from any of the comic book stories until the release of Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion in 2018.[2][3] It was later adapted into a comic book as well by Albert Uderzo's brother, Marcel Uderzo,[4] as an illustrated text story book and a series of twelve books for young readers.
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