History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I (1981)

15
08/10/1981 (GB)
Comedy
1h 32m

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

Overview

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

  • Mel BrooksDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $11,000,000

  • Revenue

    $31,672,907

Keywords

  • moses
  • roman empire
  • inquisition
  • french revolution
  • musical
  • stone age
  • satire
  • anthology
  • prehistory
  • cavemen
  • 18th century
  • louis xvi
  • peplum
  • timeline
  • nero
  • 15th century
  • spanish inquisition

Top Billed 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

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