Mel Brooks
Moses/Comicus/Torquemada/Jacques/King Louis XVI
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Jun 12, 1981 · History of the World: Part I: Directed by Mel Brooks. With Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman. Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes.
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- Comedy, History, Musical
- Mel Brooks
- 1981-06-12
History of the World, Part I is a 1981 American 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.
Human history is traced through a series of vignettes, beginning with cavemen awestruck by their own magnificence. Then Moses (Mel Brooks) receives the tablets containing the "15" commandments ...
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- Mel Brooks
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- Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes. From the dawn of man to the distant future, mankind's evolution (or lack thereof) is traced.
Acclaimed funnyman Mel Brooks presents an outrageous overview of history – from a hilarious send-up of 2001 to the Roman Empire, the French Revolution, and the Spanish Inquisition!
