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History of the World: Part I
1981
Directed by
Mel Brooks
92 min
TEN MILLION YEARS IN THE MAKING. THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND EVERYTHING, BUT THE TRUTH!
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Ratings
3.5
Cast
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Mel Brooks
Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI
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Dom DeLuise
Emperor Nero
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Madeline Kahn
Empress Nympho
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Harvey Korman
Count de Monet
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Cloris Leachman
Madame Defarge
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Ron Carey
Swiftus
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Gregory Hines
Josephus
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Pamela Stephenson
Mademoiselle Rimbaud
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Shecky Greene
Marcus Vindictus
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Sid Caesar
Chief Caveman
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Mary-Margaret Humes
Miriam
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Orson Welles
Narrator
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Rudy De Luca
Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire
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Leigh French
Prehistoric Woman
Richard Karron
Prehistoric Man
Susette Carroll
Prehistoric Man
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Sammy Shore
Prehistoric Man
J.J. Barry
Prehistoric Man
Earl Finn
Prehistoric Man / Disciple - The Roman Empire
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Suzanne Kent
Prehistoric Man
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Michael Champion
Prehistoric Man
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Howard Morris
Court Spokesman - The Roman Empire
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Charlie Callas
Soothsayer - The Roman Empire
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Dena Dietrich
Competence - The Roman Empire
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Paul Mazursky
Roman Officer - The Roman Empire
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Jack Riley
Stoned Soldier #2 - The Roman Empire
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Art Metrano
Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Diane Day
Caladonia - The Roman Empire
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Henny Youngman
Chemist - The Roman Empire
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Hunter von Leer
Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire
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Fritz Feld
Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
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Hugh Hefner
Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire
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Pat McCormick
Plumbing Salesman - The Roman Empire
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Barry Levinson
Column Salesman - The Roman Empire
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Johnny Silver
Small Liar - The Roman Empire
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John Hurt
Jesus - The Roman Empire
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Jeana Keough
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire (as Jeana Tomasino)
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Heidi Sorenson
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
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Lori Sutton
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
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Jackie Mason
Jew #1 - The Spanish Inquisition
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Phil Leeds
Chief Monk - The Spanish Inquisition
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Jack Carter
Rat Vendor - The French Revolution
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Spike Milligan
Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
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John Hillerman
Rich Man - The French Revolution
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Sydney Lassick
Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution (as Sidney Lassick)
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Fiona Richmond
Queen - The French Revolution
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Nigel Hawthorne
Citizen Official - The French Revolution
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Bea Arthur
Dole office clerk (uncredited)
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Cleo Rocos
French Girl (uncredited)
Ron Clark
Stoned Soldier #1 - The Roman Empire
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Andréas Voutsinas
Bearnaise
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Lisa Welch
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
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Carl Reiner
Voice of God speaking to Moses
Details
Release Date
1981-06-12
Runtime
92 min
Original Language
English
Languages
French
Latin
English
Production Companies
Brooksfilms
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Comedy