Search results
Deux Romains en Gaule (TV Movie 1967) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
This film is directly inspired by Asterix, created by René Goscinny and Albert UDERZO, chronicles the adventures of a little boy, Antoine, entered the world of antiquity by studying its history lesson and two Romans, and TICKETBUS PROSPECTUS, who prefer to leave their life of legionnaires and discover the lifestyle of Gaulois.Antoine meeting Asterix cartoon form, which explains certain ...
Deux Romains en Gaule: Directed by Pierre Tchernia. With Roger Pierre, Jean-Marc Thibault, Jean Yanne, Viviane Chiffre.
- (49)
- Animation, Comedy
- Pierre Tchernia
- 1967-02-25
This film is directly inspired by Asterix, created by René Goscinny and Albert UDERZO, chronicles the adventures of a little boy, Antoine, entered the world of antiquity by studying its history lesson and two Romans, and TICKETBUS PROSPECTUS, who prefer to leave their life of legionnaires and discover the lifestyle of Gaulois.Antoine meeting Asterix cartoon form, which explains certain ...
- Overview
- Cast
Deux Romains en Gaule (English: "Two Romans in Gaul") is an 59-minute animated/live-action TV special directed by Pierre Tchernia in 1967.
The television special features the first on-screen animated depiction of Asterix and Obelix.
•Roger Carel - Astérix (voice)
•Jacques Morel - Obélix (voice)
•Roger Pierre - Ticketbus
•Jean-Marc Thibault - Prospectus
The year is 1967 AD. France is entirely conquered by the comic book Asterix. Well, not entirely… Asterix's adventures have done phenomenally well in print, but some are calling for a live-action Asterix film. On 25 February a one-hour black and white TV special debuts on French Television. Asterix and Obelix are not the heroes of this film but two Roman Legionaries "Ticketbus" and "Prospectus". However, the film is hugely significant in the history of Asterix in that it is set in the world of the Asterix comics, is written by Rene Goscinny, features cameos by Goscinny and Uderzo and most importantly: it contains possibly the first animated screen appearance by Asterix and Obelix. So why then do so few Asterix fans know of its existence? I myself didn't know anything about this film until a few days ago when my friend from Germany Erik Hevers wrote to me explaining the film's history. Most of the following information I am indebted to him for providing. Ever since Asterix really took off in France in the early 1960s there had been the idea to turn Asterix into a live-action film (see the feature "More Live Action Movies" on this page below). Goscinny always steadfastly refused - he believed Asterix and Obelix could never be played by real live human actors. The anatomical differences were just too great (with the release of the live-action Asterix movies we can test this theory!). However, because the demand was still strong Goscinny set about writing a script for a movie set in the Asterixian world created by Uderzo and himself, yet without the well-known characters from the books. "Deux romains en Gaule" (Two Romans in Gaul) was born. For fans disappointed that live action incarnations of Asterix and Obelix were absent there WAS a sweetener - an animated Asterix and Obelix from the books appeared in a scene where they talked to an imprisoned (real life) Roman. They were voiced by Roger Carel and Jacques Morel - Carel has voiced all of Asterix's animated screen appearances in France from Asterix the Gaul in 1967 to Asterix and the Vikings in 2006, and Morel voiced Obelix in Asterix the Gaul and Asterix and Cleopatra. This film would seemingly be hugely important in the history of the Asterix series and yet, it is well and truly lost. The movie was only ever broadcast in France, and of course before the invention of VCR recorders so no copy as been displayed in public again. There are only a few sources of information about the movie on the internet, and none on the official Asterix site. There is an imdb.com, allocine.fr and wikipedia.fr entry for "Deux romains en Gaule", as well as a mention in French on goscinny.net for which we can cobble together the following "Vital Statistics" regarding the film: Goscinny.net also provides us with a quote from Goscinny about the making of the film:
Jouer l'envers de l'histoire, c'est terrible ! C'est même terriblement rigolo. Et nous nous sommes terriblement amusés à tourner cette série de sketches pour la television
Meet the talented cast and crew behind 'Deux Romains en Gaule' on Moviefone. Explore detailed bios, filmographies, and the creative team's insights.
Deux romains en Gaule (TV) is a film directed by Pierre Tchernia with Roger Pierre, Jean-Marc Thibault, Jean Yanne, Viviane Chiffre .... Year: 1967. Original title: Deux romains en Gaule. Synopsis:You can watch Deux romains en Gaule (TV) through on the platforms:
