History of the World: Part I

1981

Action / Comedy / History / Musical

37
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 62% · 37 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 59615 59.6K

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Plot summary

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

Director

Mel Brooks Photo
Mel Brooks

Top cast

John Hurt Photo
John Hurt as Jesus - The Roman Empire
Dick Durock Photo
Dick Durock as Roman Guard
Eileen Saki Photo
Eileen Saki as Slave - The Roman Empire
Lori Sutton Photo
Lori Sutton as Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
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847.22 MB
1280*538
English 2.0
R
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 29
1.7 GB
1904*800
English 5.1
R
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 100+

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Cem Okan Y 7 / 10

Funny and iconic but sometimes trying too hard

Funny and iconic but sometimes trying too hard.
Reviewed by Renaissance M 7 / 10

This one is a worthy, wild romp through

This one is a worthy, wild romp through history.
Reviewed by Jacob B 7 / 10

One of Mel Brooks' more hit-or-miss films, History

One of Mel Brooks' more hit-or-miss films, History of the World: Part I's jokes don't always stick the landing and the short runtime is sadly felt here (when they reached the end, I thought, "wait, already?") but when the comedy cooks, it really cooks. There are still quite a bit of stuff worthy of the adjective "memorable": the gags, the scenes (look out for a musical number that has Brooks grant Americans their own Spanish Inquisition meme. Take that, Monty Python!), the quotes and the characters, with an uncredited Bea Arthur standing out with regards to those last two. It might be a bit unfocused but this is still, as is the case with most Mel Brooks flicks, worth a watch at the end of the day, even I it doesn't reach the same heights as Blazing Saddles or even his later film, and probably the closest to that "Jews in Space" faux-preview being given a feature-length expansion, Spaceballs.
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