Director
Alexandre Astier, Louis Clichy
Starring
Ken Kramer, C. Ernst Harth, John Innes, Michael Shepherd, Don Brown
Run Time
86 mins
Release Year
2018
Country of Origin
France
Language
English
Editor: Bertrand Maillard
Produced by: Philippe Bony
Music: Philippe Rombi
Screenplay by: Alexandre Astier
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (Astérix: Le secret de la potion magique)
Part of the European Perspectives Strand
The second animated adaptation of the popular French comic book series delivers energy and laughs. Created in 1959 by writer René Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo, the characters are still popular today. Asterix and Obelix protect their village aided by a magic potion concocted by the druid Getafix. When Getafix retires, Asterix and Obelix head off to find a successor. Meanwhile, an evil wizard has his own plans to steal the potion’s secret recipe and Romans decide to attack the village. [U]
Supported by James and Morag Anderson