Edifis refuses and Artifis swears vengeance, angered further by the injuries he sustains while negotiating Edifis' house (which later collapses altogether).Īrtifis raises tensions amongst the construction workers by convincing them that they are being exploited by Edifis and encourages them to strike. His scheming rival Artifis proposes that they collaborate in order to build Caesar's palace on time and divide the reward between them the catch being that Edifis alone be thrown to the crocodiles should they fail. Upon reaching Egypt, it becomes clear that Edifis is not a particularly gifted architect in Cleopatra's words his buildings are “the laughing stock of those who don't live in them”. Poetic justice rules the day as the pirate ship is boarded by Asterix and Obelix, who scuttle it after a largely one-sided fight. En route to Egypt, Edifis' ship is met by a gang of pirates. Obelix further insists that Dogmatix be allowed to join the voyage and smuggles him along despite objections from Asterix. Getafix agrees to return to Egypt with Edifis, while Asterix and Obelix insist on accompanying them. 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. 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. With the help of a magic potion, Asterix comes to the rescue of the Queen of the Nile as Caesar and an angry architect plot against them.”Ī st érix and Cleopatra is available on YouTube.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. Cleopatra and Julius Caesar have made a bet, with Caesar wagering the project cannot be completed in a few weeks time. While the first film had no involvement from the comic’s writer and illustrator, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, this film was directed by the duo and is noticeably more well-produced than its prequel, featuring far more detailed animation and a more polished soundtrack.Īsterix and his faithful sidekick Obelix travel to ancient Egypt to help Cleopatra build a new summer home. “ A st érix and Cleopatra is the second Asterix adventure to be made into a feature film, based off of the French/Belgian comic strip of the same name that began in 1961. Please note: this film contains racist caricatures. 148 in x of animated feature film history
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