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History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I
Director:Mel Brooks
Overview:
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Release:
1981 / 06 / 12
Rating:
6.792
Genres & Subgenres:
Comedy
Tags:
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
Sid Caesar
as
Chief Caveman
Mary-Margaret Humes
as
Miriam
Rudy De Luca
as
Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire
Michael Champion
as
Prehistoric Man
Art Metrano
as
Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Henny Youngman
as
Chemist - The Roman Empire
Johnny Silver
as
Small Liar - The Roman Empire
John Hurt
as
Jesus - 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
John Hillerman
as
Rich Man - The French Revolution
Sydney Lassick
as
Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution (as Sidney Lassick)
Nigel Hawthorne
as
Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Bea Arthur
as
Dole office clerk (uncredited)
Carl Reiner
as
Voice of God speaking to Moses