Asterix and Cleopatra (film)

Asterix and Cleopatra French Astrix et Cloptre is a BelgianFrench animated film released in 1968 it is the second Asterix adventure to be made into a feature film. Overseen by Asterix creators Goscinny and Uderzo who had no involvement in the production of the first film Asterix the Gaul, the film is noticeably more wellproduced than its prequel, featuring far more detailed animation and a more polished soundtrack.

After a heated argument with Julius Caesar over his lack of faith in the Egyptian people, Queen Cleopatra enters into a bet claiming that she can have a magnificent palace constructed for him in Alexandria within three months. She gives this enormous task to her best architect Edifis despite his shortcomings, informing him that he will be covered with gold if he succeeds or thrown to the crocodiles if he fails. Daunted and distraught, believing the task to be insurmountable without some sort of magic, Edifis travels to Gaul to seek help from the famous druid Getafix.Getafix agrees to return to Egypt with Edifis, while Asterix and Obelix insist on accompanying them. Obelix further insists that Dogmatix be allowed to join the voyage and smuggles him along despite objections from Asterix. En route to Egypt, Edifis ship is met by a gang of pirates. Poetic justice rules the day as the pirate ship is boarded by Asterix and Obelix, who scuttle it after a largely onesided fight. Upon reaching Egypt, it becomes clear that Edifis is not a particularly gifted architect in Cleopatras words his buildings are the laughing stock of those who dont live in them. His scheming rival Artifis proposes that they collaborate in order to build Caesars palace on time and divide the reward between them the catch being that Edifis alone be thrown to the crocodiles should they fail. Edifis refuses and Artifis swears vengeance, angered further by the injuries he sustains while negotiating Edifis house which later collapses altogether. ........

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