movie

1986 · Denmark, France

Asterix in Britain

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 79 min
Language: French
Country: Denmark, France

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
In French — subtitles on.

The story

One little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help. They must face fog, rain, warm beer and boiled boar with mint sauce, but they soon have Governor Encyclopaedius Britannicus's Romans declining and falling. Until a wild race for a barrel of magic potion lands them in the drink.

rome
italy
roman empire
magic
village
cartoon
pirate gang
based on comic
historical fiction
warrior
invincibles

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Maurice Risch — Chateaupetrus (voice)
Roger Lumont — Stratocumulus (voice)
Nicolas Silberg — Motus (voice)
Albert Augier — Epidemaïs (voice)
Paul Bisciglia — (voice)
Bertie Cortez — (voice)
Martine Messager — les anglaises (voice)
Henri Poirier — Abraracourcix (voice)
Alain Doutey — Bidax (voice)
Gérard Croce — Facederax (voice)
Michel Elias — Olive Escartefix (voice)

Directed: Pino Van Lamsweerde

Production

Rating: 6.8 / 10 · 745 ratings
Studio: Dargaud Films, Gutenberghus, Gaumont International

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1976
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Where it starts.
Asterix vs. Caesar
1985
Asterix in Britain
1986 · You’re here
Asterix and the Big Fight
1989
Asterix Conquers America
1994

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.