From the dawn of man to the distant future, mankind's evolution (or lack thereof) is traced. Often ridiculous but never serious, we learn the truth behind the Roman Emperor, we learn what really happened at the Last Supper, the circumstances that surrounded the French Revolution, how to test eunuchs, and what kind of shoes the Spanish Inquisitor wore.
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Cast of History of the World: Part I
Mel BrooksMoses/Comicus/Torquemada/Jacques/King Louis XVI
Dom DeLuiseEmperor Nero
Madeline KahnEmpress Nympho
Harvey KormanCount de Monet
Cloris LeachmanMadame Defarge
Ron CareySwiftus
Gregory HinesJosephus
Pamela StephensonMademoiselle Rimbaud
Shecky GreeneMarcus Vindictus
Sid CaesarChief Caveman
Mary-Margaret HumesMiriam
Orson WellesNarrator
Rudy De LucaPrehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire
Leigh FrenchPrehistoric Woman
Richard KarronPrehistoric Man
Susette CarrollPrehistoric Man
Sammy ShorePrehistoric Man
J.J. BarryPrehistoric Man
Earl FinnPrehistoric Man / Disciple - The Roman Empire
Suzanne KentPrehistoric Man
Michael ChampionPrehistoric Man
Howard MorrisCourt Spokesman - The Roman Empire
Charlie CallasSoothsayer - The Roman Empire
Dena DietrichCompetence - The Roman Empire
Paul MazurskyRoman Officer - The Roman Empire
Jack RileyStoned Soldier #2 - The Roman Empire
Art MetranoLeonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
Diane DayCaladonia - The Roman Empire
Henny YoungmanChemist - The Roman Empire
Hunter von LeerLt. Bob - The Roman Empire
Fritz FeldMaitre 'D - The Roman Empire
Hugh HefnerEntrepreneur - The Roman Empire
Pat McCormickPlumbing Salesman - The Roman Empire
Barry LevinsonColumn Salesman - The Roman Empire
Johnny SilverSmall Liar - The Roman Empire
John HurtJesus - The Roman Empire
Jeana KeoughVestal Virgin - The Roman Empire (as Jeana Tomasino)
Heidi SorensonVestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
Lori SuttonVestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
Jackie MasonJew #1 - The Spanish Inquisition
Phil LeedsChief Monk - The Spanish Inquisition
Jack CarterRat Vendor - The French Revolution
Spike MilliganMonsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
John HillermanRich Man - The French Revolution
Sydney LassickApplecore Vendor - The French Revolution (as Sidney Lassick)
Fiona RichmondQueen - The French Revolution
Nigel HawthorneCitizen Official - The French Revolution
Bea ArthurDole office clerk (uncredited)
Cleo RocosFrench Girl (uncredited)
Ron ClarkStoned Soldier #1 - The Roman Empire
Andréas VoutsinasBearnaise
Lisa WelchVestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
Carl ReinerVoice of God speaking to Moses