History of the World: Part I (1981)

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Released:
1981-06-12

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

Director:
Mel Brooks

Runtime:
1h 32min

Genre:
Comedy

  • 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