History of the World: Part I
Movie
1981
R
1 HOUR 33 MINS
Comedy
Human history is traced through a series of vignettes, beginning with cavemen awestruck by their own magnificence, continuing to Moses receiving the tablets with “15” commandments.
Cast & Crew
Mel Brooks Moses/Comicus/Torquemada/Jacques/King Louis XVI
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
Andreas Voutsinas Bearnaise
Shecky Greene Marcus Vindictus
Sid Caesar Chief Caveman
Howard Morris Court Spokesman
Rudy DeLuca Prehistoric Man/Captain Mucus
Mary-Margaret Humes Miriam
Mel Brooks Director
Mel Brooks Producer
Mel Brooks Screenwriter
John Morris Original Music
Woody Omens Cinematography
John C. Howard Film Editing
Jane Feinberg Casting
Mike Fenton Casting
Harold Michelson Production Design
Norman Newberry Art Director
Antony Mondello Set Decoration
Patricia Norris Costume Design
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