History of the World: Part I
6.779
92 minutes
6/12/1981
Overview
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Cast List
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
Ron Carey
as Swiftus
Gregory Hines
as Josephus
Pamela Stephenson
as Mademoiselle Rimbaud
Shecky Greene
as Marcus Vindictus
Sid Caesar
as Chief Caveman
Mary-Margaret Humes
as Miriam
Orson Welles
as Narrator
Rudy De Luca
as Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire
Leigh French
as Prehistoric Woman
Richard Karron
as Prehistoric Man
Susette Carroll
as Prehistoric Man
Sammy Shore
as Prehistoric Man
J.J. Barry
as Prehistoric Man
Earl Finn
as Prehistoric Man / Disciple - The Roman Empire
Suzanne Kent
as Prehistoric Man
Michael Champion
as Prehistoric Man
Howard Morris
as Court Spokesman - The Roman Empire
Charlie Callas
as Soothsayer - The Roman Empire
Dena Dietrich
as Competence - The Roman Empire
Paul Mazursky
as Roman Officer - The Roman Empire
Jack Riley
as Stoned Soldier #2 - The Roman Empire
Art Metrano
as Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Diane Day
as Caladonia - The Roman Empire
Henny Youngman
as Chemist - The Roman Empire
Hunter von Leer
as Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire
Fritz Feld
as Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
Hugh Hefner
as Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire
Pat McCormick
as Plumbing Salesman - The Roman Empire
Barry Levinson
as Column Salesman - The Roman Empire
Johnny Silver
as Small Liar - The Roman Empire
John Hurt
as Jesus - The Roman Empire
Jeana Keough
as Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire (as Jeana Tomasino)
Heidi Sorenson
as Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
Lori Sutton
as Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
Jackie Mason
as Jew #1 - The Spanish Inquisition
Phil Leeds
as Chief Monk - The Spanish Inquisition
Jack Carter
as Rat Vendor - The French Revolution
Spike Milligan
as Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
John Hillerman
as Rich Man - The French Revolution
Sydney Lassick
as Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution (as Sidney Lassick)
Fiona Richmond
as Queen - The French Revolution
Nigel Hawthorne
as Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Bea Arthur
as Dole office clerk (uncredited)
Cleo Rocos
as French Girl (uncredited)
Ron Clark
as Stoned Soldier #1 - The Roman Empire
Andréas Voutsinas
as Bearnaise
Lisa Welch
as Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
Carl Reiner
as Voice of God speaking to Moses