History of the World: Part I (1981)
6.8|12 Jun, 1981|92 min
Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth!
6.8|12 Jun, 1981|92 min
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An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Language
Budget$11,000,000
Revenue $31,672,907
Français,
Latin,
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
satirical
Casts
Mel Brooks
Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI
Dom DeLuise
Emperor Nero
Madeline Kahn
Empress Nympho
Harvey Korman
Count de Monet
Cloris Leachman
Madame Defarge
Ron Carey
Swiftus
Gregory Hines
Josephus
Pamela Stephenson
Mademoiselle Rimbaud
Shecky Greene
Marcus Vindictus
Sid Caesar
Chief Caveman
Mary-Margaret Humes
Miriam
Orson Welles
Narrator
Rudy De Luca
Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire
Leigh French
Prehistoric Woman
Richard Karron
Prehistoric Man
Susette Carroll
Prehistoric Man
Sammy Shore
Prehistoric Man
J.J. Barry
Prehistoric Man
Earl Finn
Prehistoric Man / Disciple - The Roman Empire
Suzanne Kent
Prehistoric Man
Michael Champion
Prehistoric Man
Howard Morris
Court Spokesman - The Roman Empire
Charlie Callas
Soothsayer - The Roman Empire
Dena Dietrich
Competence - The Roman Empire
Paul Mazursky
Roman Officer - The Roman Empire
Jack Riley
Stoned Soldier #2 - The Roman Empire
Art Metrano
Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Diane Day
Caladonia - The Roman Empire
Henny Youngman
Chemist - The Roman Empire
Hunter von Leer
Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire
Fritz Feld
Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
Hugh Hefner
Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire
Pat McCormick
Plumbing Salesman - The Roman Empire
Barry Levinson
Column Salesman - The Roman Empire
Johnny Silver
Small Liar - The Roman Empire
John Hurt
Jesus - The Roman Empire
Jeana Keough
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire (as Jeana Tomasino)
Heidi Sorenson
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
Lori Sutton
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
Jackie Mason
Jew #1 - The Spanish Inquisition
Phil Leeds
Chief Monk - The Spanish Inquisition
Jack Carter
Rat Vendor - The French Revolution
Spike Milligan
Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
John Hillerman
Rich Man - The French Revolution
Sydney Lassick
Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution (as Sidney Lassick)
Fiona Richmond
Queen - The French Revolution
Nigel Hawthorne
Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Bea Arthur
Dole office clerk (uncredited)
Cleo Rocos
French Girl (uncredited)
Ron Clark
Stoned Soldier #1 - The Roman Empire
Andréas Voutsinas
Bearnaise
Lisa Welch
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
Carl Reiner
Voice of God speaking to Moses
Crews
Mel Brooks
Screenplay
Mel Brooks
Producer
Mel Brooks
Director
John C. Howard
Editor
Woody Omens
Director of Photography
John Morris
Original Music Composer
Stuart Cornfeld
Producer
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Harold Michelson
Production Design
Joel Chernoff
Producer
Mike Fenton
Casting
Alan Johnson
Producer
Antony Mondello
Set Decoration
Alexander De Grunwald
Production Manager
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
Vera Mitchell
Hairdresser
Brian W. Cook
Assistant Director
Paula Gillespie
Hairdresser
Michael Stevenson
Assistant Director
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sandy Berman
Sound Designer
Norman Newberry
Art Direction
Mitchell Bock
Second Assistant Director
Jill Carpenter
Makeup Artist
Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
Jerry Ziesmer
Assistant Director
Robert Norin
Makeup Artist
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Artist
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Desiree Ayres
Stunts
James M. Halty
Stunts
George A. Martin
Assistant Editor
Gene S. Cantamessa
Production Sound Mixer
Bill Hedge
Visual Effects
Phil Adams
Stunts
Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon
Stunts
Scott A. Hecker
Sound Editor
Robert R. Rutledge
Supervising Sound Editor
Danford B. Greene
Additional Editor
Ralph S. Singleton
Production Manager
Ken Tuohy
Second Assistant Director
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Ray Bickel
Stunts
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
Jack Tyree
Stunts
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Michael Sale
Sound Mixer
Gary Combs
Stunt Coordinator
Carol Ann DiGiuseppe
Assistant Editor
Steve Cantamessa
Sound
Patricia Norris
Costume Design
Richard L. Hill
Special Effects
Edward Chiodo
Visual Effects
William Hobbs
Stunts
Gary Combs
Stunts
Tex Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stephen Lovejoy
Assistant Editor
Raul A. Bruce
Boom Operator
Charles Chiodo
Visual Effects
Stephen Chiodo
Visual Effects
George Lane Cooper
Stunts
Sandi Gross
Stunts
Phil Cory
Special Effects
William Hobbs
Stunt Coordinator
Dick Durock
Stunts
Philip Romano
Stunts
Ted White
Stunts
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