History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I

Movie·1981·1h 32m

History of the World: Part I

Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth!

Country

United States of America

Language

French

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The Story

An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

Producer

Mel Brooks

Cinematography

Woody Omens

Music

John Morris

Editor

John C. Howard

Themes

mosesroman empireinquisitionfrench revolutionmusicalstone agesatireanthologyprehistorycavemen18th centurylouis xvi

Production House

Brooksfilms
20th Century Fox

Audience Score

68%

905 votes

Skip11%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection26%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Emperor Nero

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Empress Nympho

Harvey Korman

Harvey Korman

Count de Monet

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Madame Defarge

Ron Carey

Ron Carey

Swiftus

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Josephus

Pamela Stephenson

Pamela Stephenson

Mademoiselle Rimbaud

Shecky Greene

Shecky Greene

Marcus Vindictus

Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Chief Caveman

Mary-Margaret Humes

Mary-Margaret Humes

Miriam

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Narrator (voice)

Rudy De Luca

Rudy De Luca

Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire

Leigh French

Leigh French

Prehistoric Woman

Richard Karron

Prehistoric Man

Susette Carroll

Prehistoric Man

Sammy Shore

Sammy Shore

Prehistoric Man

J.J. Barry

Prehistoric Man

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Crew

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Director, Screenplay, Producer

John Morris

John Morris

Original Music Composer

Woody Omens

Director of Photography

John C. Howard

Editor

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