History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

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

19811h 32mComedy
6.7

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Overview

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

Cast

Mel BrooksMel BrooksMoses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI
Dom DeLuiseDom DeLuiseEmperor Nero
Madeline KahnMadeline KahnEmpress Nympho
Harvey KormanHarvey KormanCount de Monet
Cloris LeachmanCloris LeachmanMadame Defarge
Ron CareyRon CareySwiftus
Gregory HinesGregory HinesJosephus
Pamela StephensonPamela StephensonMademoiselle Rimbaud
Shecky GreeneShecky GreeneMarcus Vindictus
Sid CaesarSid CaesarChief Caveman
Mary-Margaret HumesMary-Margaret HumesMiriam
Orson WellesOrson WellesNarrator (voice)

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DirectorMel Brooks

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Details

Release DateJune 12, 1981
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$31,672,907
LanguagesFrench, Latin, English
StudiosBrooksfilms, 20th Century Fox
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