History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

92 mins | Comedy | June 12, 1981

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

History of the World: Part I

92 mins | Comedy | June 12, 1981

History of the World: Part I
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers 20th Century Fox, Brooksfilms
Original title History of the World: Part I
Directors Mel Brooks
Writers Mel Brooks

Cast

Mel Brooks

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

Dom DeLuise

as Emperor Nero

Madeline Kahn

as Empress Nympho

Harvey Korman

as Count de Monet

Cloris Leachman

as Madame Defarge

Ron Carey

as Swiftus

Gregory Hines

as Josephus

Pamela Stephenson

as Mademoiselle Rimbaud

Shecky Greene

as Marcus Vindictus

Sid Caesar

as Chief Caveman

Orson Welles

as Narrator

Rudy De Luca

as Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire

Leigh French

as Prehistoric Woman

Richard Karron

as Prehistoric Man

Susette Carroll

as Prehistoric Man

Sammy Shore

as Prehistoric Man

J.J. Barry

as Prehistoric Man

Earl Finn

as Prehistoric Man / Disciple - The Roman Empire

Suzanne Kent

as Prehistoric Man

Michael Champion

as Prehistoric Man

Howard Morris

as Court Spokesman - The Roman Empire

Charlie Callas

as Soothsayer - The Roman Empire

Dena Dietrich

as Competence - The Roman Empire

Paul Mazursky

as Roman Officer - The Roman Empire

Jack Riley

as Stoned Soldier #2 - The Roman Empire

Art Metrano

as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire

Diane Day

as Caladonia - The Roman Empire

Henny Youngman

as Chemist - The Roman Empire

Hunter von Leer

as Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire

Fritz Feld

as Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire

Hugh Hefner

as Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire

Pat McCormick

as Plumbing Salesman - The Roman Empire

Barry Levinson

as Column Salesman - The Roman Empire

Johnny Silver

as Small Liar - The Roman Empire

John Hurt

as Jesus - The Roman Empire

Jeana Keough

as Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire (as Jeana Tomasino)

Heidi Sorenson

as Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire

Lori Sutton

as Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire

Jackie Mason

as Jew #1 - The Spanish Inquisition

Phil Leeds

as Chief Monk - The Spanish Inquisition

Jack Carter

as Rat Vendor - The French Revolution

Spike Milligan

as Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution

John Hillerman

as Rich Man - The French Revolution

Sydney Lassick

as Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution (as Sidney Lassick)

Fiona Richmond

as Queen - The French Revolution

Nigel Hawthorne

as Citizen Official - The French Revolution

Bea Arthur

as Dole office clerk (uncredited)

Cleo Rocos

as French Girl (uncredited)

Ron Clark

as Stoned Soldier #1 - The Roman Empire

Andréas Voutsinas

as Bearnaise

Lisa Welch

as Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire

Carl Reiner

as Voice of God speaking to Moses