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6.8

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion

NR·2018·85m

Family

Animation

Comedy

Adventure

Family

Animation

Comedy

Adventure

Summary

Following a fall during mistletoe picking, Druid Getafix decides that it is time to secure the future of the village. Accompanied by Asterix and Obelix, he undertakes to travel the Gallic world in search of a talented young druid to transmit the Secret of the Magic Potion.

Cast

Christian Clavier

Astérix (voice)

Guillaume Briat

Obélix (voice)

Alex Lutz

Téléférix (voice)

Alexandre Astier

Le centurion Oursenplus / Huiledolix / Blodimérix (voice)

Élie Semoun

Cubitus (voice)

Daniel Mesguich

Sulfurix (voice)

Bernard Alane

Panoramix (voice)

François Morel

Ordralfabétix (voice)

Lionnel Astier

Cétautomatix (voice)

Florence Foresti

Bonemine (voice)

Ethan Astier

Loustix (voice)

Dominique Bastien

Bazunix / Caustix (voice)

Yoann Blanc

Colchix (voice)

Patrick Bonnel

Fantasmagorix (voice)

Eric Bougnon

Le capitaine Barbe-Rouge (voice)

Max Brunner

Minix (voice)

Simon Brunner

Sphérix / Cubix (voice)

Jacques Chambon

Zurix (voice)

Louis Clichy

Magnétix / Frèrefratellinix (voice)

Christophe Fluder

Bitnix (voice)

Gérard Hernandez

Atmosférix (voice)

Luna Karys

Mme Agecanonix (voice)

Daniel Laloux

Triple-Patte (voice)

Antoine Lelandais

Un druide (voice)

Arnaud Léonard

Assurancetourix (voice)

Philippe Morier-Genoud

Jules César (voice)

Laurent Morteau

Agecanonix (voice)

Nicky Naudé

Aepyornix / Fotovoltahix (voice)

Serge Papagalli

Abraracourcix (voice)

Patrick Pineau

Aplusbégalix (voice)

Franck Pitiot

Humérus (voice)

François Raison

Vitrocéramix / Climatoseptix (voice)

François Rollin

Grotadefrix (voice)

Olivier Saladin

Sénateur Tomcrus (voice)

Romain Segaud

Tektonix / Frèrefratellinix (voice)

Joëlle Sevilla

Iélosubmarine (voice)

Lévanah Solomon

Pectine (voice)

Lana Ropion

Alcaline (voice) (uncredited)

Vincent Ropion

Voix additionnelles (voice)

Christian Peythieu

Voix additionnelles (voice)

Crew

Director, Scenario Writer

Louis Clichy

Director, Scenario Writer, Writer

Alexandre Astier

Scenario Writer

René Goscinny

Scenario Writer

Albert Uderzo

Reviews

Geronimo1967

December 26, 2024

When the elderly "Panoramix" has an incident with the mistletoe tree, he starts to feel his age and recruits "Asterix" and "Obelix" to try and find someone suitable to be the next custodian of the formula for the magical potion that has thus far enabled them to stay free from the all-conquering legions of Caesar. In what amounts to a scenario that wouldn't have looked out of place on telly's "Generation Game", would-be successors assemble to demonstrate their elixir mixing skills with varying degrees of success (and danger) and instilling little confidence in their mentor. Meantime, there is also a bit of duplicity going on as the Gauls have a fifth-columnist amongst them who is prepared to provide this to Caesar and so betray his brave colleagues. With the heavily armed legions never far away, and time running out, things aren't looking so hot for "Asterix". Can they find their man? I quite enjoyed this. It's quickly paced with loads of daft antics going on as the story evolves. There's some magical pyrotechnics, some light comedy slapstick and well the Caesar character is the spitting image of Kenneth Williams and a character called "Fantasmagorix"! Maybe ninety minutes is a bit of a stretch, and it certainly takes a bit of a bath mid-way through, but for most of it, it's quite an entertaining romp through the histories of ancient Rome and France, taking some fun pokes at the both as it rolls along.