History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

1981

Human history is traced through a series of vignettes, beginning with cavemen awestruck by their own magnificence. Then Moses (Mel Brooks) receives the tablets containing the "15" commandments, and Emperor Nero (Dom DeLuise) presides over a madcap Rome with his wife, Nympho (Madeline Kahn). Jumping ahead, the Spanish Inquisition softens repression with song and dance, and a few centuries later Madame Defarge (Cloris Leachman) is fomenting revolution in France.

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62
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Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - History
Length
1 hr. 32 mins.
US Theatrical Release
June 12, 1981
US Box Office
$31,672,907 (#2739 of 7258)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.39:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Disney/Buena Vista
Released
May 11, 2010
Acquired Date
February 22, 2022
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
September 15, 2022

Actors

Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise
Madeline Kahn
Madeline Kahn
Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman
Ron Carey
Ron Carey
Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
Pamela Stephenson
Pamela Stephenson
Shecky Greene
Shecky Greene
Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar
Mary-Margaret Humes
Mary-Margaret Humes
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Rudy De Luca
Rudy De Luca

Directors

Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks

Producers

Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks

Writers

Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks

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