
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
Released
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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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