History of the World: Part I
Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth!
1981 | 92m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Mel Brooks |
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| Writer: | Mel Brooks |
| Staring: |
| An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 12, 1981 |
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| Director: | Mel Brooks |
| Writer: | Mel Brooks |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | inquisition, moses, roman empire, french revolution, musical, stone age, satire, anthology, prehistory, cavemen, 18th century, louis xvi, peplum, timeline, nero, 15th century, spanish inquisition |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Brooksfilms |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $31,672,907
Budget: $11,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Albert Whitlock | Visual Effects |
| Ray Bickel | Stunts |
| George Lane Cooper | Stunts |
| James M. Halty | Stunts |
| Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon | Stunts |
| Carol Ann DiGiuseppe | Assistant Editor |
| George A. Martin | Assistant Editor |
| Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Paula Gillespie | Hairdresser |
| Vera Mitchell | Hairdresser |
| Gene S. Cantamessa | Production Sound Mixer |
| Robert R. Rutledge | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Raul A. Bruce | Boom Operator |
| Phil Cory | Special Effects |
| Charles Chiodo | Visual Effects |
| Bill Hedge | Visual Effects |
| Phil Adams | Stunts |
| William Hobbs | Stunts |
| Jack Tyree | Stunts |
| Danford B. Greene | Additional Editor |
| Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| John C. Howard | Editor |
| Harold Michelson | Production Design |
| Woody Omens | Director of Photography |
| Norman Newberry | Art Direction |
| Eric Allwright | Makeup Artist |
| Vivian McAteer | Hairstylist |
| Gustaf Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Mitchell Bock | Second Assistant Director |
| Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Sale | Sound Mixer |
| Steve Cantamessa | Sound |
| Richard L. Hill | Special Effects |
| Edward Chiodo | Visual Effects |
| Desiree Ayres | Stunts |
| Sandi Gross | Stunts |
| Philip Romano | Stunts |
| Stephen Lovejoy | Assistant Editor |
| Antony Mondello | Set Decoration |
| Jill Carpenter | Makeup Artist |
| Robert Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Alexander De Grunwald | Production Manager |
| Brian W. Cook | Assistant Director |
| Ken Tuohy | Second Assistant Director |
| Tex Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mel Brooks | Screenplay, Director |
| John Morris | Original Music Composer |
| Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Ralph S. Singleton | Production Manager |
| Michael Stevenson | Assistant Director |
| Jerry Ziesmer | Assistant Director |
| Gary A. Hecker | Foley Artist |
| Scott A. Hecker | Sound Editor |
| Sandy Berman | Sound Designer |
| Stephen Chiodo | Visual Effects |
| Gary Combs | Stunt Coordinator, Stunts |
| William Hobbs | Stunt Coordinator |
| Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts |
| Dick Durock | Stunts |
| Ted White | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alan Johnson | Producer |
| Joel Chernoff | Producer |
| Mel Brooks | Producer |
| Stuart Cornfeld | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
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| BAFTA Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
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