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History of the World: Part I
“Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth!”
6.8 / 10• 1981• 1h 32m•R• English
Comedy
Storyline
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Cast & Crew
Mel Brooks
Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mel Brooks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. History of the World: Part I is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
