This TV movie is the first audiovisual adaptation of Asterix and Obelix, released 10 months earlier on television than 'Asterix le Gaulois' (1967).
It was directed by Pierre Tchernia, who was included in many Asterix albums as a supporting actor.
Actor Lino Ventura makes a small cameo 35:41. He appears caricatured as the centurion Aerobus in 'Asterix and the Roman Agent' (1970).
Albert Uderzo makes a cameo in 39:31
René Goscinny makes a cameo in 39:53
Synopsis: Ticketbus and Prospectus are two Roman legionaries on the run from their centurion in Lutetia.