Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, originally titled Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, is a 2002 French film based on the comic book Astérix et Cléopatre by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo and a sequel for the 1999 movie Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar. It was the most expensive French movie at that time. It is the second adaption of Asterix and Cleopatra, following the 1968 animated movie. The film was directed by Alain Chabat and starred Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier and Monica Bellucci. It was co-produced by French companies... Katharina / Renn Productions, TF1 Film Productions and German companies KC Medien and CP Medien AG. It sold 14,557,020 tickets in France. Unlike other live action adaptions of Asterix books, up to now, this movie is the only Asterix live action movie where the plot adheres closely to the original comic book Astérix et Cléopatre without incorporating elements from other books. Miramax Films re-edited the film, cutting approximately 21 minutes and dubbing the movie into English using an American cast.
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