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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.
Original Release
06/12/1981
US Release
06/12/1981
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mel Brooks | King Louis XVI / Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / 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 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mel Brooks | King Louis XVI / Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / 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 | Disciple - The Roman Empire / Prehistoric Man |
| Suzanne Kent | Prehistoric Man |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mel Brooks | Producer |
| Stuart Cornfeld | Producer |
| Alan Johnson | Producer |
| Joel Chernoff | Producer |
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