History of the world, part I / Twentieth Century Fox ; directed, written and produced by Mel Brooks ; a Brooksfilms production.

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... shows a rather different side of Moses, the Stone Age and the Roman Empire - in which Brooks is a stand-up philosopher playing Caesar's Palace. Next, the truth is finally told about the Spanish Inquisition in a splashy production number featuring song-and-dance monks and swimming nuns ... It's h...

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Uniform Title:History of the world--part I (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Brooksfilms (Firm)
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Brooks, Mel, 1926-
DeLuise, Dom
Kahn, Madeline
Korman, Harvey, 1927-2008
Leachman, Cloris
Carey, Ron
Hines, Gregory
Stephenson, Pamela
Greene, Shecky
Caesar, Sid, 1922-2014
Humes, Mary-Margaret
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
Omens, Woody
Howard, John C., 1930-1983
Morris, John, 1926-2018
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
In English with optional French language track and optional subtitles in English or Spanish.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [1999], ©1999.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
World history > Drama.
Moses > (Biblical leader) > Drama.
Stone age > Drama.
Historical films > Parodies, imitations, etc.
Historia universal > Teatro.
Edad de piedra > Teatro.
Feature films.
Moses > (Biblical leader)
Historical films.
Stone age.
World history.
Parody films.
Comedy films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Parodies, imitations, etc.
Genre:
Drama.
Parodies, imitations, etc.
Teatro.
Parody films.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Mel Brooks' History of the world, part I.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
... shows a rather different side of Moses, the Stone Age and the Roman Empire - in which Brooks is a stand-up philosopher playing Caesar's Palace. Next, the truth is finally told about the Spanish Inquisition in a splashy production number featuring song-and-dance monks and swimming nuns ... It's history as you've never known it - completely irreverent and positively hilarious. -- Container.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
Includes theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ8 D0013149 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rated R.
Credits:Director of photography, Woody Omens ; editor, John C. Howard ; music, John Morris.
System Details:DVD, NTSC, region 1, Widescreen, mono.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Orson Welles.
Cast:
Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Gregory Hines, Pamela Stephenson, Shecky Greene, Sid Caesar, Mary-Margaret Humes.