"The funniest film in ancient history!"

2002

1h 48m

7.4(3634 votes)

Family

Fantasy

Comedy

Adventure

Overview

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.

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

54 members

Acting

Christian Clavier

Astérix

Acting

Gérard Depardieu

Obélix

Acting

Jamel Debbouze

Numérobis

Acting

Claude Rich

Panoramix

Acting

Alain Chabat

Jules César

Acting

Gérard Darmon

Amonbofils

Acting

Édouard Baer

Otis

Acting

Monica Bellucci

Cléopâtre

Acting

Isabelle Nanty

Itinéris

Acting

Dieudonné

Caius Céplus

Acting

Mouss Diouf

Baba, pirate lookout

Acting

Marina Foïs

Sucettalanis

Acting

Bernard Farcy

Captain Barbe-Rouge

Acting

Jean Benguigui

Malococsis

Acting

Michel Crémadès

Triple-Patte

Acting

Jean-Paul Rouve

Caius antivirus

Acting

Édouard Montoute

Nexusis

Acting

Chantal Lauby

Cartapus

Acting

Noémie Lenoir

Guimieukis

Acting

Fatou N'Diaye

Exlibris

Acting

Dominique Besnehard

Taster

Acting

Zinedine Soualem

Tiler

Directing

Mohamed Nesrate

Head of the guards

Acting

Joël Cantona

Centurion of the gaul forest

Acting

Cyril Raffaelli

Legionary of the gaul forest

Acting

Sophie Noël

Daughter of Barbe-Rouge

Acting

Philippe Chany

Maori Nataf

Directing

Robert Kechichian

Member of the pirate crew

Acting

Christian Gazio

Member of the pirate crew

Directing

Louis Leterrier

Ouhécharlis

Visual Effects

Yves Domenjoud

ZZ Top worker

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Production

Bruno Vatin

ZZ Top worker

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Acting

Emma de Caunes

César's secretary

Acting

Momo Debbouze

Sphinx seller

Acting

Abdel Soufi

Sculptor

Camera

Océane Lavergne

Amazon of César

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Production

Claude Berri

Portrait painter of Cléopâtre

Acting

Atik Mohamed

Gardener

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Acting

Patrick Bordier

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Writing

Pierre Tchernia

Caius Gaspachoandalus / Le narrateur

Acting

Alessandro Freyberger

Caius Tchounus Mogulus

Acting

Victor Loukianenko

Brutus

Acting

Candide Sanchez

Repulsed legionnaire

Acting

Cyril Casmèze

Four legged legionnaire

Acting

Pascal Vincent

Catapult legionnaire

Acting

Pierre-François Martin-Laval

Catapult launcher

Acting

Jean-Pierre Lazzerini

Laconic legionary 1

Acting

Xavier Maly

Laconic legionary 2

Acting

Maurice Barthélemy

Couloirdebus, legionnaire

Acting

Laurent Biras

Francorus, legionary

Crew

Manu Lanzi

Roman catapulted

Acting

Mathieu Kassovitz

Banquet physiognomist

Acting

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Lobster commentator (voice)

Acting

Thierry Desroses

Voix Numérobis ("Et c'est qui le lion maintenant ?")

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