Astérix le gaulois DVD 1967 Astérix a Gall / Directed by Albert Uderzo, René Goscinny / Voices: Lee Payant, Roger Carel / Asterix the Gaul Classic cartoon

UPC: 5998133179432

• REGION 2 PAL DVD
• MADE IN HUNGARY
• AUDIO: Hungarian mono, German mono, French mono
• Total Runtime: 65 minutes

English Summary:

Asterix the Gaul (French: Astérix le Gaulois) is a 1967 Belgian/French animated film, based on the comic book of the same name, which was the first book in the highly popular comic series Asterix by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. The film closely follows the book's plot.

After a brief introduction to the principal characters, the film follows Asterix as he encounters a group of Roman legionaries in the forest. Despite being significantly outnumbered, Asterix leaves the Romans beaten and bruised for daring to interrupt his wild boar hunt. Their state upon their return to camp prompts the leader Phonus Balonus to seek the secret behind the Gauls' seemingly superhuman strength. Phonus selects a volunteer (by means of a single round of musical chairs) to pose as a Gaul in order to infiltrate the village; the unlucky loser is a short, slack-tongued misfit named Caligula Minus. He is dressed in a wig, false moustache and traditional Gaulish dress and led in chains through the forest as a prisoner, awaiting rescue by the Gauls. Sure enough, Asterix and Obelix free Minus and believe his flimsy cover story that he is a Gaul from Belgium.

Once inside the Gaulish village, Minus goads Asterix into sharing the secret of the magic potion with him; he goes on to use the same tactic against Getafix in order to try the potion for himself. Before he has a chance to steal some of the potion to take back to the Roman camp, Minus' cover is accidentally blown during a traditional dance; Asterix pulls off Minus' moustache. Still empowered by the magic potion, Minus makes good his escape, with the Gauls powerless to stop him.

Hungarian Summary:

A Caesar idején a rómaiak által elfoglalt, legyőzhetetlen kis galliai faluban játszódó történetek középpontjában a furfangos harcos, Asterix, és hű barátja, Obelix állnak, akik barátaik és némi varázsital segítségével a római legionáriusok életét szinte mártíromsággá változtatják.

Cast / Hangok:

Additional Voices:

• Pierre Trabaud
• Henri Labussière (uncredited)
• Robert Vattier
• Michel Puterflam
• Bernard Lavalette
• Maurice Chevit
• Georges Carmier