CinemaOSMovie · 1981 · 1h 32m · R
History of the World: Part I

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

67%(961)IMDbComedy

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

Directed byMel Brooks

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Language
EN
Released
June 12, 1981
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$31,672,907
Studios
20th Century FoxBrooksfilms

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History of the World: Part I (1981) Original Trailer [FHD]

History of the World: Part I (1981) Original Trailer [FHD]

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Emperor Nero

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Empress Nympho

Harvey Korman

Harvey Korman

Count de Monet

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Madame Defarge

Ron Carey

Ron Carey

Swiftus

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Josephus

Pamela Stephenson

Pamela Stephenson

Mademoiselle Rimbaud

Shecky Greene

Shecky Greene

Marcus Vindictus

Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Chief Caveman

Creative team
Directed by
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Written by
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Produced by
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks

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