History of the World Part I | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

Mel Brooks' uproarious version of history proves nothing is sacred as he takes us on a laugh-filled look at what really happened throughout time. His delirious romp features everything from a wild send-up of "2001" to the real stories behind the Roman Empire (Brooks plays a stand-up philosopher at Caesar's Palace), the French Revolution (Brooks as King Louis XVI) and the Spanish Inquisition (a splashy song-and-dance number with monks and swimming nuns). It's Mel and company at their hilarious best.

Production Year:

1981

Released:

Tue, 10/05/1999

Run Time Minutes:

Rating:

Genres:

Comedy

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

2.35-Super Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

Resolution:

720x1280 HiRez

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

Mono

Actors:

Mel Brooks - Moses,Comicus,Torquemada,Jacques,King Lo

Actors:

Dom DeLuise - Emperor Nero

Actors:

Madeline Kahn - Empress Nympho

Actors:

Harvey Korman - Count de Monet

Actors:

Cloris Leachman - Madame Defarge

Actors:

Ron Carey - Swiftus

Actors:

Gregory Hines - Josephus

Actors:

Pamela Stephenson - Mademoiselle Rimbaud

Actors:

Shecky Greene - Marcus Vindictus

Actors:

Sid Caesar - Chief Caveman

Actors:

Mary-Margaret Humes - Miriam

Actors:

Orson Welles - Narrator

Actors:

Rudy De Luca - Prehistoric Man/Captain Mucus

Actors:

Leigh French - Prehistoric Man

Actors:

Richard Karron - Prehistoric Man

Actors:

Susette Carroll - Prehistoric Man

Actors:

Sammy Shore - Prehistoric Man

Actors:

J. J. Barry - Prehistoric Man

Actors:

Earl Finn - Prehistoric Man/Disciple

Actors:

Suzanne Kent - Prehistoric Man

Actors:

Michael Champion - Prehistoric Man

Actors:

Howard Morris - Court Spokesman

Actors:

Charlie Callas - Soothsayer

Actors:

Dena Dietrich - Competance

Actors:

Paul Mazursky - Roman Officer

Actors:

Ron Clark - Stoned Soldier #1

Actors:

Jack Riley - Stoned Soldier #2

Actors:

Art Metrano - Leonardo DaVinci

Actors:

Diane Day - Caladonia

Actors:

Henny Youngman - Chemist

Actors:

Hunter von Leer - Lt. Bob

Actors:

Fritz Feld - Maitre 'D

Actors:

Hugh Hefner - Entrepreneur

Actors:

Pat McCormick - Plumbing Salesman

Actors:

Barry Levinson - Column Salesman

Actors:

Sid Gould - Barber/Bloodletter

Actors:

Ronny Graham - Oedipus/Jew #2

Actors:

Jim Steck - Gladiator

Actors:

John Myhers - Leader of Senate

Actors:

Lee Delano - Wagon Driver

Actors:

Robert B. Goldberg - Senator #1

Actors:

Alan U. Schwartz - Senator #2

Actors:

Jay Burton - Senator #3

Actors:

Robert Zappy - Roman Citizen

Actors:

Ira Miller - Roman Citizen

Actors:

Milt Freedman - Roman Citizen

Actors:

Johnny Silver - Small Liar

Actors:

Charles Thomas Murphy - Auctioneer

Actors:

Rod Haase - Roman Officer

Actors:

Eileen Saki - Slave

Actors:

John Hurt - Jesus

Actors:

Henry Kaiser - Disciple

Actors:

Zale Kessler - Disciple

Actors:

Anthony Messina - Disciple

Actors:

Howard Mann - Disciple

Actors:

Sandy Helberg - Disciple

Actors:

Mitchell Bock - Disciple

Actors:

Gilbert Lee - Disciple

Actors:

Molly Basler - Game Show Girl

Actors:

Deborah Dawes - Game Show Girl

Actors:

Christine Dickinson - Game Show Girl

Actors:

Lisa Sohm - Vestal Virgin

Actors:

Michele Drake - Vestal Virgin

Actors:

Jeana Tomasina - Vestal Virgin

Actors:

Lisa Welch - Vestal Virgin

Actors:

Janis Schmitt - Vestal Virgin

Actors:

Heidi Sorenson - Vestal Virgin

Actors:

Karen Morton - Vestal Virgin

Actors:

Kathy Collins - Vestal Virgin

Actors:

Lori Sutton - Vestal Virgin

Actors:

Lou Mulford - Vestal Virgin

Actors:

Jackie Mason - Jew #1

Actors:

Phil Leeds - Chief Monk

Actors:

Jack Carter - Rat Vendor

Actors:

Jan Murray - Nothing Vendor

Actors:

Andreas Voutsinas - Bearnaise

Actors:

Spike Milligan - Monsieur Rimbaud

Actors:

John Hillerman - Rich Man

Actors:

Sidney Lassick - Applecore Vendor

Actors:

Jonathan Cecil - Poppinjay

Actors:

Andrew Sachs - Gerard

Actors:

Fiona Richmond - Queen

Actors:

Nigel Hawthorne - Citizen Official

Actors:

Bella Emberg - Baguette

Actors:

Geoffrey Larder - Footman

Actors:

George Lane Cooper - Executioner

Actors:

Stephanie Marrion - Lady Marie

Actors:

Royce Mills - Duke D'Honnefleur

Actors:

Mike Cottrell - Tartuffe

Actors:

Gerald Stadden - Le Fevre

Actors:

John Ghavan - Marche

Actors:

Rusty Goff - Le Muff

Actors:

Scott Henderson - Coming Attractions

Actors:

Michael Miller - Coming Attractions

Actors:

Royce D. Applegate - Coming Attractions

Actors:

Beatrice Arthur - Dole Office Clerk

Actors:

Sean Barry-Weske - Insolent Flunkey

Actors:

Rod Haask - Prehistoric Man

Actors:

Cleo Rocos - Slave

Actors:

Albert Whitlock - Used Chariot Salesman