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History of the World: Part I
1 hour 32 minutes1981-06-12
6.8
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An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Cast
![Mel Brooks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//c21qNcMJlHnRolfhQhZOVacjtwI.jpg)
Mel Brooks
Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI
![Dom DeLuise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3k45LlomavX4f2f3FnjtKhjojuf.jpg)
Dom DeLuise
Emperor Nero
![Madeline Kahn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//Ae2CI5i91PKAagUfvyIEabVNj4Z.jpg)
Madeline Kahn
Empress Nympho
![Harvey Korman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cE5X1OAa6iDOo3JKj9uM8kHwQQI.jpg)
Harvey Korman
Count de Monet
![Cloris Leachman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vsaw9iOVSuluGsOgIGfyGTW9znG.jpg)
Cloris Leachman
Madame Defarge
![Ron Carey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jwTrcCg0x1KpqIHJOzDxM5Axt12.jpg)
Ron Carey
Swiftus
![Gregory Hines](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bkWHc6vIJ65LZKvnWwrYKp7wpea.jpg)
Gregory Hines
Josephus
![Pamela Stephenson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nzXSu79KVMJYwg1WJpHk8moxXh8.jpg)
Pamela Stephenson
Mademoiselle Rimbaud
![Shecky Greene](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//i1sjS81BWWm28HAdQjQIEg3GVZ7.jpg)
Shecky Greene
Marcus Vindictus
![Sid Caesar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mMSjieicMCMBK7YsQREkX7BRcB2.jpg)
Sid Caesar
Chief Caveman
![Mary-Margaret Humes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sBmqplwdnfzUhHx7OwlRK12yMFr.jpg)
Mary-Margaret Humes
Miriam
![Orson Welles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e9lGmqQq3EsHeUQgQLByo275hcc.jpg)
Orson Welles
Narrator
![Rudy De Luca](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//29rY1JSkJLMo9W2vMKyMBHDnP82.jpg)
Rudy De Luca
Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire
![Leigh French](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uGptTmpi9bL9GQAvHCOd0wW18xq.jpg)
Leigh French
Prehistoric Woman
![Richard Karron](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Karron
Prehistoric Man
![Susette Carroll](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Susette Carroll
Prehistoric Man
![Sammy Shore](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iUSjy6LIanRuSZk5OmyKNUHBiOw.jpg)
Sammy Shore
Prehistoric Man
![J.J. Barry](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
J.J. Barry
Prehistoric Man
![Earl Finn](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Earl Finn
Prehistoric Man / Disciple - The Roman Empire
![Suzanne Kent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9nIkZMBSZGsOJBclrApcGKgn1UO.jpg)
Suzanne Kent
Prehistoric Man
![Michael Champion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fR7mBkINGtp6bnY8t0GAIeMQUPk.jpg)
Michael Champion
Prehistoric Man
![Howard Morris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nb50cjIZX1tBzXlXGWuzihKXgPB.jpg)
Howard Morris
Court Spokesman - The Roman Empire
![Charlie Callas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//s01mdZFqiqht6uWXwlBgroQClQI.jpg)
Charlie Callas
Soothsayer - The Roman Empire
![Dena Dietrich](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ufd3dF9mvoqUZ5WNEfwpbOcBY2.jpg)
Dena Dietrich
Competence - The Roman Empire
![Paul Mazursky](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//buV8R7bHO4DATuC9FquUrZjn88I.jpg)
Paul Mazursky
Roman Officer - The Roman Empire
![Jack Riley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wxkTQp3bl50tRTD3KGDL3dqH3Y3.jpg)
Jack Riley
Stoned Soldier #2 - The Roman Empire
![Art Metrano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ylFG28fv4N37E0EOlHCD6v0z9xZ.jpg)
Art Metrano
Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
![Diane Day](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Diane Day
Caladonia - The Roman Empire
![Henny Youngman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jRAZU4C1L0WbYlZLZadCxzscuNl.jpg)
Henny Youngman
Chemist - The Roman Empire
![Hunter von Leer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3M3PyvtcWVKzGvbK4bKWui7OqrJ.jpg)
Hunter von Leer
Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire
![Fritz Feld](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l0H4pDjT9OK19zNvHKIE8u93sBl.jpg)
Fritz Feld
Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
![Hugh Hefner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7Qwu5fFUR6X9tJuKJdt2Vt6OBp6.jpg)
Hugh Hefner
Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire
![Pat McCormick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rUi6d4big76XhhvP9TPNIjmCzUO.jpg)
Pat McCormick
Plumbing Salesman - The Roman Empire
![Barry Levinson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//auf7SnoOE9FULo8KhSSL8c2Yrlb.jpg)
Barry Levinson
Column Salesman - The Roman Empire
![Johnny Silver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qc8LI4i1YS7521SyMF8SsuidLQW.jpg)
Johnny Silver
Small Liar - The Roman Empire
![John Hurt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kFNlnnjCm7MsRNJ5yzZEH2YJIPC.jpg)
John Hurt
Jesus - The Roman Empire
![Jeana Keough](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tS6v8KLSe9Vguwbu1whIpJkjpg6.jpg)
Jeana Keough
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire (as Jeana Tomasino)
![Heidi Sorenson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1DsAP0COHTfpn27gmTMNSrm1WRP.jpg)
Heidi Sorenson
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
![Lori Sutton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zRODRjv0odXqWHTDOpak1kyGITj.jpg)
Lori Sutton
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
![Jackie Mason](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7MvjlJMLKDt5o2m9Rsu4CkW1SSx.jpg)
Jackie Mason
Jew #1 - The Spanish Inquisition
![Phil Leeds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hcPPhwWl12wKYWHCwrKVURWugjn.jpg)
Phil Leeds
Chief Monk - The Spanish Inquisition
![Jack Carter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pyHTez7ynU1DzNnkOIDGIrP7Dkw.jpg)
Jack Carter
Rat Vendor - The French Revolution
![Spike Milligan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jnJjdXDPJaGWm7BSsTphqc48EoJ.jpg)
Spike Milligan
Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
![John Hillerman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zRuuhcWG1jjzZaQaeUEV76guU7D.jpg)
John Hillerman
Rich Man - The French Revolution
![Sydney Lassick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//o0pwM2GNZjfNRK1SMBTSE8jpS7x.jpg)
Sydney Lassick
Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution (as Sidney Lassick)
![Fiona Richmond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pXgInssTeDqER1LbSQIjpJS5wse.jpg)
Fiona Richmond
Queen - The French Revolution
![Nigel Hawthorne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//v8bin2HUa9gayqxmCnlRlh0taxq.jpg)
Nigel Hawthorne
Citizen Official - The French Revolution
![Bea Arthur](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fav7Uk4ZYrutBQjlayTQmI57t.jpg)
Bea Arthur
Dole office clerk (uncredited)
![Cleo Rocos](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dV2jANiz8rmAfvMKQ028JTrOiMX.jpg)
Cleo Rocos
French Girl (uncredited)
![Ron Clark](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ron Clark
Stoned Soldier #1 - The Roman Empire
![Andréas Voutsinas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oIPi22XvpHVKF577UaCs3dL31fJ.jpg)
Andréas Voutsinas
Bearnaise
![Lisa Welch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lgpbFH14VquSjiyUILBDBPcakrp.jpg)
Lisa Welch
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
![Carl Reiner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hNZNrwU2qysa2ijndIgkd6yjSCt.jpg)