Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (French: Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre) is a 2002 French-German fantasy comedy film written and directed by Alain Chabat and adapted from the comic book series Asterix by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. It was the most expensive French film of the time. A critical success, it was also a major box office success in France, becoming its most successful film in 36 years and second biggest commercial success of all time after 1966's La Grande Vadrouille.
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| Written by | Alain Chabat
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| Music by | Philippe Chany
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| Cinematography | Laurent Dailland
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| Edited by | Stéphane Pereira
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| Release date | 30 January 2002
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| Running time | 107 min.
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| Country | France
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| Language | French
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| Budget | $47,000,000 USD
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Astérix: Yes, their helmets are more aerodynamic.
- At the end of the movie the character Otis creates some sort of an elevator in the palace Numerobis built. In real life, Otis is a name of an elevator company.
- Wordplay is common in this movie. At Numérobis' "I am, my dear friend, very happy to see you" Panoramix replies "C'est un Alexandrin" (It's an Alexandrian) meaning both Numérobis' hometown (Alexandria, Egypt) and the French twelve syllable poetic verse (alexandrine).
- After filming, costumes worn by main characters were sold at a charity auction for a child protection organization (Enfance et Partage).
- As Asterix and Obelix talk about the Lighthouse of Alexandria and a barracuda on the boat, they are quoting a song from Claude François, Alexandri Alexandra.
- Some of the hieroglyphics in the movie can be traduced this way: 'If you can read this, you are an aegyptologist'.
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