HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART I

Special Features: 45th Anniversary

“It’s good to be the king.” Having fun with Hollywood’s version of history, from prehistoric cave dwellers to the Roman Empire to the French Revolution, Mel Brooks achieves epic spoofery by riffing, zinging and punning his way through this omnibus of period pieces. Brooks is especially good here as “stand-up philosopher” Comicus, grand inquisitor/song-and-dance guy Torquemada (“Let’s face it, you can’t Torquemada anything”) and both King Louis XVI and his doppelganger, the lowly Jacques. Notable cameos abound — including Orson Welles as the narrator! DIR/SCR/PROD Mel Brooks. U.S., 1981, color, 92 min. RATED R

Run Time: 92 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, August 28, 2026

Genre: Comedy

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