History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

Comedy · 1981 · 1h 32m

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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.

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Cast & crew

Mel BrooksMoses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI
Dom DeLuiseEmperor Nero
Madeline KahnEmpress Nympho
Harvey KormanCount de Monet
Cloris LeachmanMadame Defarge
Ron CareySwiftus
Gregory HinesJosephus
Pamela StephensonMademoiselle Rimbaud
Shecky GreeneMarcus Vindictus
Sid CaesarChief Caveman
Mary-Margaret HumesMiriam
Orson WellesNarrator (voice)
Rudy De LucaPrehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire
Leigh FrenchPrehistoric Woman
Richard KarronPrehistoric Man

Information

Release date
8 October 1981
Director
Mel Brooks
Genres
Comedy
Runtime
1h 32m
Country of origin
United States

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