History of the World: Part I
Mel Brooks1981-06-12
Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth!
6.8
92 min
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Mel Brooks | Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI | Unowned |
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Dom DeLuise | Emperor Nero | Unowned |
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Madeline Kahn | Empress Nympho | Unowned |
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Harvey Korman | Count de Monet | Unowned |
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Cloris Leachman | Madame Defarge | Unowned |
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Ron Carey | Swiftus | Unowned |
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Gregory Hines | Josephus | Unowned |
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Pamela Stephenson | Mademoiselle Rimbaud | Unowned |
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Shecky Greene | Marcus Vindictus | Unowned |
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Sid Caesar | Chief Caveman | Unowned |
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Mary-Margaret Humes | Miriam | Unowned |
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Orson Welles | Narrator (voice) | Unowned |
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Rudy De Luca | Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Leigh French | Prehistoric Woman | Unowned |
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Richard Karron | Prehistoric Man | Unowned |
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Susette Carroll | Prehistoric Man | Unowned |
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Sammy Shore | Prehistoric Man | Unowned |
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J.J. Barry | Prehistoric Man | Unowned |
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Earl Finn | Prehistoric Man / Disciple - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Suzanne Kent | Prehistoric Man | Unowned |
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Michael Champion | Prehistoric Man | Unowned |
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Howard Morris | Court Spokesman - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Charlie Callas | Soothsayer - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Dena Dietrich | Competence - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Paul Mazursky | Roman Officer - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Ron Clark | Stoned Soldier #1 - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Jack Riley | Stoned Soldier #2 - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Art Metrano | Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Diane Day | Caladonia - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Henny Youngman | Chemist - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Hunter von Leer | Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Fritz Feld | Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Hugh Hefner | Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Pat McCormick | Plumbing Salesman - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Barry Levinson | Column Salesman - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Sid Gould | Barber-Bloodletter - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Ronny Graham | Oedipus - The Roman Empire / Jew #2 - The Spanish Inquisition | Unowned |
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Jim Steck | Gladiator - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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John Myhers | Leader of Senate - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Lee Delano | Wagon Driver - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Robert Goldberg | Senator #1 - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Alan U. Schwartz | Senator #2 - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Jay Burton | Senator #3 - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Ira Miller | Roman Citizen - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Johnny Silver | Small Liar - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Charles Thomas Murphy | Auctioneer - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Rod Haase | Roman Officer - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Eileen Saki | Slave - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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John Hurt | Jesus - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Henry Kaiser | Disciple - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Zale Kessler | Disciple - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Anthony J. Messina | Disciple - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Howard Mann | Disciple - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Sandy Helberg | Disciple - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Mitchell Bock | Disciple - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Molly Basler | Game Show Girl - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Deborah Dawes | Game Show Girl - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Christine Dickinson | Game Show Girl - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Lisa Sohm | Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Michele Drake | Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Jeana Keough | Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Lisa Welch | Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Janis Schmitt | Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Heidi Sorenson | Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Lori Sutton | Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Lou Mulford | Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire | Unowned |
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Jackie Mason | Jew #1 - The Spanish Inquisition | Unowned |
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Phil Leeds | Chief Monk - The Spanish Inquisition | Unowned |
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Jack Carter | Rat Vendor - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Jan Murray | Nothing Vendor - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Andréas Voutsinas | Bearnaise - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Spike Milligan | Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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John Hillerman | Rich Man - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Sydney Lassick | Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Jonathan Cecil | Poppinjay - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Andrew Sachs | Gerard - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Fiona Richmond | Queen - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Nigel Hawthorne | Citizen Official - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Bella Emberg | Baguette - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Geoffrey Larder | Footman - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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George Lane Cooper | Executioner - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Stephanie Marrian | Lady Marie - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Royce Mills | Duke D'Honnefleur - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Mike Cottrell | Tartuffe - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Gerald Staddon | Le Fevre - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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John Ghavan | Marche - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Rusty Goffe | Le Muff - The French Revolution | Unowned |
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Scott Henderson | Coming Attractions | Unowned |
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Michael Miller | Coming Attractions | Unowned |
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Royce D. Applegate | Coming Attractions | Unowned |
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Phil Adams | Jew (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bea Arthur | Dole office clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cindy Ashley | Swimmer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Benjie Bancroft | Roman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sean Barry-Weske | Insolent Flunky (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ray Bickel | Jew (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Russell Brook | Peasant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ava Cadell | Bit Part (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Chavez | Torturer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gilbert B. Combs | Jew (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Durock | Roman Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Fielder | Prison Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sandra Gray | Nun / Synchronized Swimmer Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sandy Gray | Swimmer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Raven Grey Eagle | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sandi Gross | Swimmer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward J. Heim | Torturer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter Henry | King Louis XVI's Servant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lars Hensen | Roman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stan Mazin | Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Denise McKenna | Nun (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dennon Rawles | Torturer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carl Reiner | Voice of God speaking to Moses (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cleo Rocos | French Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Philip Romano | Jew (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Peter Ross-Murray | French Revolutionary (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dom Salinaro | Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon | Swimmer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ted Sprague | Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Judy Susman | Swimmer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Tyree | Jew (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ted White | Roman Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Albert Whitlock | Used Chariot Salesman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom Willett | Roman Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Fred Wood | Revolutionary Peasant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sheb Wooley | Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited) | Unowned |