History of the World: Part I

Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth!

An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

Mel Brooks

(Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI)

Dom DeLuise

(Emperor Nero)

Madeline Kahn

(Empress Nympho)

Harvey Korman

(Count de Monet)

Cloris Leachman

(Madame Defarge)

Ron Carey

(Swiftus)

Gregory Hines

(Josephus)

Pamela Stephenson

(Mademoiselle Rimbaud)

Shecky Greene

(Marcus Vindictus)

Sid Caesar

(Chief Caveman)

Mary-Margaret Humes

(Miriam)

Orson Welles

(Narrator)

Rudy De Luca

(Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire)

Leigh French

(Prehistoric Woman)

Richard Karron

(Prehistoric Man)

Susette Carroll

(Prehistoric Man)

Sammy Shore

(Prehistoric Man)

J.J. Barry

(Prehistoric Man)

Earl Finn

(Prehistoric Man / Disciple - The Roman Empire)

Suzanne Kent

(Prehistoric Man)

Michael Champion

(Prehistoric Man)

Howard Morris

(Court Spokesman - The Roman Empire)

Charlie Callas

(Soothsayer - The Roman Empire)

Dena Dietrich

(Competence - The Roman Empire)

Paul Mazursky

(Roman Officer - The Roman Empire)

Jack Riley

(Stoned Soldier #2 - The Roman Empire)

Art Metrano

(Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire)

Diane Day

(Caladonia - The Roman Empire)

Henny Youngman

(Chemist - The Roman Empire)

Hunter von Leer

(Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire)

Fritz Feld

(Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire)

Hugh Hefner

(Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire)

Pat McCormick

(Plumbing Salesman - The Roman Empire)

Barry Levinson

(Column Salesman - The Roman Empire)

Johnny Silver

(Small Liar - The Roman Empire)

John Hurt

(Jesus - The Roman Empire)

Jeana Keough

(Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire (as Jeana Tomasino))

Heidi Sorenson

(Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire)

Lori Sutton

(Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire)

Jackie Mason

(Jew #1 - The Spanish Inquisition)

Phil Leeds

(Chief Monk - The Spanish Inquisition)

Jack Carter

(Rat Vendor - The French Revolution)

Spike Milligan

(Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution)

John Hillerman

(Rich Man - The French Revolution)

Sydney Lassick

(Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution (as Sidney Lassick))

Fiona Richmond

(Queen - The French Revolution)

Nigel Hawthorne

(Citizen Official - The French Revolution)

Bea Arthur

(Dole office clerk (uncredited))

Cleo Rocos

(French Girl (uncredited))

Ron Clark

(Stoned Soldier #1 - The Roman Empire)

Andréas Voutsinas

(Bearnaise)

Lisa Welch

(Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire)

Carl Reiner

(Voice of God speaking to Moses)