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History of the World: Part I

Cast

Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman View All

Crew

Mel Brooks (Screenplay), Mel Brooks (Director) View All

Release: Jun. 12th, 1981

Runtime: 1 hour, 32 minutes

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

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TheUsualSuspect
History of the World has some bits that I've seen before, especially in a Mel Brooks film in which a lot of the comedy is literal (big ending, streets crawling with soldiers), yet I found myself surprised by a lot of it and I genuinely enjoyed myself.

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Lance McCool
The comedic writing in this movie is utterly genius. All the dialogue is pretty much hit-or-miss (as with most Brooks films) but in this one there are a lot of hits..