Comedy · United States of America · 1981 · 1h 32m

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I poster
Director
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
Crew
Woody Omens — Director of Photography John C. Howard — Editor John Morris — Original Music Composer Mel Brooks — Screenplay Mel Brooks — Producer Harold Michelson — Production Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer History of the World: Part I — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
mosesroman empireinquisitionfrench revolutionmusicalstone agesatireanthologyprehistorycavemen18th centurylouis xvi
Key Collaborators
Mel Brooks Director Woody Omens Director of Photography John C. Howard Editor John Morris Original Music Composer Mel Brooks Screenplay Mel Brooks Producer Harold Michelson Production Design Stuart Craig Production Design Patricia Norris Costume Design
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