Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia

Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia (French: Astérix & Obélix : Au service de Sa Majesté) is a 2012 French fantasy comedy live-action adaptation of the Asterix comic book series, directed by Laurent Tirard, and is the sequel to Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008), and is the fourth installment in the Asterix film series after Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999), Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), and Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008).

Directed byLaurent Tirard

Screenplay byLaurent Tirard
Gregoire Vigneron

Based on

Asterix in Britain
Asterix and the Normans
by Albert Uderzo
René Goscinny

Produced byOlivier Delbosc
Marc Missonnier

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Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia
French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Laurent Tirard
Screenplay by	Laurent Tirard Gregoire Vigneron
Based on	Asterix in Britain Asterix and the Normans by Albert Uderzo René Goscinny
Produced by	Olivier Delbosc Marc Missonnier
Starring	Édouard Baer Gérard Depardieu Fabrice Luchini Catherine Deneuve
Cinematography	Laurent Tirard
Edited by	Valérie Deseine
Music by	Klaus Badelt
Production company	Fidélité Films
Distributed by	Wild Bunch
Release date	October 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)[1]
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	France Italy Spain Hungary
Language	French
Budget	$78,000,000[2]
Box office	$61,319,383[3]

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It was released in 3D and premiered at the Dinard Festival of British Cinema to negative reviews. It is a live-action film from Fidélité Films and is based on Asterix in Britain (1965) and Asterix and the Normans (1966).^[2] Gérard Depardieu plays the role of Obelix for the fourth and last time, while the Asterix role is taken over by Édouard Baer.

This is the only live action Asterix film where the Getafix character doesn't appear on screen, despite official plot descriptions mentioning him indirectly; he is mentioned only once by Vitalstatistix.