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Feature film — 1981

History of the World: Part I (1981)

6.71h 32mComedy

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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A high-signal pick with 964 votes.

Brooksfilms / 20th Century Fox

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Director: Mel Brooks

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Cast & crew

Mel Brooks as Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI

Mel Brooks

Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI

Dom DeLuise as Emperor Nero

Dom DeLuise

Emperor Nero

Madeline Kahn as Empress Nympho

Madeline Kahn

Empress Nympho

Harvey Korman as Count de Monet

Harvey Korman

Count de Monet

Cloris Leachman as Madame Defarge

Cloris Leachman

Madame Defarge

Ron Carey as Swiftus

Ron Carey

Swiftus

Gregory Hines as Josephus

Gregory Hines

Josephus

Pamela Stephenson as Mademoiselle Rimbaud

Pamela Stephenson

Mademoiselle Rimbaud

Shecky Greene as Marcus Vindictus

Shecky Greene

Marcus Vindictus

Sid Caesar as Chief Caveman

Sid Caesar

Chief Caveman

Mary-Margaret Humes as Miriam

Mary-Margaret Humes

Miriam

Orson Welles as Narrator (voice)

Orson Welles

Narrator (voice)

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