History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I (1981)

Released: 1981-06-12 Duration: 1hr 32min
Genres: Comedy
Rating 6.8
Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth!

Overview

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

Production Companies

Brooksfilms
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox

Additional Info

Budget $11,000,000.00
Revenue $31,672,907.00
Original Language en
Popularity 23.637

Directed By

Mel Brooks

Crew

Casting
Jane Feinberg
Production Design
Harold Michelson
Director
Mel Brooks
Director of Photography
Woody Omens
Producer
Stuart Cornfeld
Casting
Mike Fenton
Original Music Composer
John Morris
Screenplay
Mel Brooks
Producer
Joel Chernoff
Producer
Mel Brooks
Producer
Alan Johnson
Makeup Artist
Robert Norin
Makeup Artist
Gustaf Norin
Assistant Director
Brian W. Cook
Stunt Coordinator
Gary Combs
Stunts
Ted White
Production Manager
Alexander De Grunwald
Assistant Director
Jerry Ziesmer
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert R. Rutledge
Stunts
Ray Bickel
Boom Operator
Raul A. Bruce
Makeup Artist
Jill Carpenter
Assistant Director
Michael Stevenson
Foley Artist
Gary A. Hecker
Sound Effects Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Visual Effects
Albert Whitlock
Stunts
Dick Durock
Sound Editor
Scott A. Hecker
Costume Design
Patricia Norris
Sound Designer
Sandy Berman
Visual Effects
Bill Hedge
Hairdresser
Paula Gillespie
Second Assistant Director
Mitchell Bock
Set Decoration
Antony Mondello
Makeup Artist
Eric Allwright
Special Effects
Phil Cory
Sound Mixer
Michael Sale
Visual Effects
Edward Chiodo
Stunts
Phil Adams
Hairdresser
Vera Mitchell
Production Manager
Ralph S. Singleton
Second Assistant Director
Ken Tuohy
Stunts
Jack Tyree
Assistant Editor
Carol Ann DiGiuseppe
Additional Editor
Danford B. Greene
Assistant Editor
George A. Martin
Art Direction
Norman Newberry
Hairstylist
Vivian McAteer
Production Sound Mixer
Gene S. Cantamessa
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tex Rudloff
Special Effects
Richard L. Hill
Stunt Coordinator
William Hobbs
Assistant Editor
Stephen Lovejoy
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arthur Piantadosi
Stunts
Gary Combs
Visual Effects
Charles Chiodo
Visual Effects
Stephen Chiodo
Stunts
Sandi Gross

TOP CAST

Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks

Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI

Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise

Emperor Nero

Madeline Kahn
Madeline Kahn

Empress Nympho

Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman

Count de Monet

Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman

Madame Defarge

Ron Carey
Ron Carey

Swiftus

Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines

Josephus

Pamela Stephenson
Pamela Stephenson

Mademoiselle Rimbaud

Shecky Greene
Shecky Greene

Marcus Vindictus

Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar

Chief Caveman

Orson Welles
Orson Welles

Narrator

Rudy De Luca
Rudy De Luca

Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire

Leigh French
Leigh French

Prehistoric Woman

Richard Karron
Richard Karron

Prehistoric Man

Susette Carroll
Susette Carroll

Prehistoric Man

Sammy Shore
Sammy Shore

Prehistoric Man

J.J. Barry
J.J. Barry

Prehistoric Man

Earl Finn
Earl Finn

Prehistoric Man / Disciple - The Roman Empire

Suzanne Kent
Suzanne Kent

Prehistoric Man

Michael Champion
Michael Champion

Prehistoric Man

Howard Morris
Howard Morris

Court Spokesman - The Roman Empire

Charlie Callas
Charlie Callas

Soothsayer - The Roman Empire

Dena Dietrich
Dena Dietrich

Competence - The Roman Empire

Paul Mazursky
Paul Mazursky

Roman Officer - The Roman Empire

Jack Riley
Jack Riley

Stoned Soldier #2 - The Roman Empire

Art Metrano
Art Metrano

Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire

Diane Day
Diane Day

Caladonia - The Roman Empire

Henny Youngman
Henny Youngman

Chemist - The Roman Empire

Hunter von Leer
Hunter von Leer

Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire

Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld

Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire

Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner

Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire

Pat McCormick
Pat McCormick

Plumbing Salesman - The Roman Empire

Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson

Column Salesman - The Roman Empire

Johnny Silver
Johnny Silver

Small Liar - The Roman Empire

John Hurt
John Hurt

Jesus - The Roman Empire

Jeana Keough
Jeana Keough

Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire (as Jeana Tomasino)

Heidi Sorenson
Heidi Sorenson

Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire

Lori Sutton
Lori Sutton

Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire

Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason

Jew #1 - The Spanish Inquisition

Phil Leeds
Phil Leeds

Chief Monk - The Spanish Inquisition

Jack Carter
Jack Carter

Rat Vendor - The French Revolution

Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan

Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution

John Hillerman
John Hillerman

Rich Man - The French Revolution

Sydney Lassick
Sydney Lassick

Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution (as Sidney Lassick)

Fiona Richmond
Fiona Richmond

Queen - The French Revolution

Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne

Citizen Official - The French Revolution

Bea Arthur
Bea Arthur

Dole office clerk (uncredited)

Cleo Rocos
Cleo Rocos

French Girl (uncredited)

Ron Clark
Ron Clark

Stoned Soldier #1 - The Roman Empire

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