History of the World: Part 1
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| Directed by | Mel Brooks |
| Produced by | Mel Brooks |
| Written by | Mel Brooks |
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| Narrated by | Orson Welles |
| Music by | John Morris |
| Cinematography | Woody Omens |
| Edited by | John C. Howard |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $31.7 million |
History of the World, Part I is a 1981 American anthology comedy film written, produced, and directed by Mel Brooks. Brooks also stars in the film, playing five roles: Moses, Comicus the stand-up philosopher, Tomás de Torquemada, King Louis XVI, and Jacques, le garçon de pisse. The large ensemble cast also features Sid Caesar, Shecky Greene, Gregory Hines (in his film debut), Charlie Callas; and Brooks regulars Ron Carey, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, Andreas Voutsinas, and Spike Milligan.
The film also has cameo appearances by Royce D. Applegate, Beatrice Arthur, Hugh Hefner, John Hurt, Phil Leeds, Barry Levinson, Jackie Mason, Paul Mazursky, Andrew Sachs and Henny Youngman, among others. Orson Welles narrates each story.
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