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- Released In 1981
- Writer, Producer and Director: Mel Brooks
- Stars: Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Dom Deluise and Gregory Hines
- Co-Stars: Sid Ceaser, Bea Arthur, Jackie Mason, Cloris Leachman and Orson Wells
- One of Mel Brooks most popular films
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History of the World: Part I is a historical comedy directed by and starring Mel Brooks. The film presents the past in a chronological series of satirical scenes, spanning history, but also reaching into pre-history.
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Key Scenes and Gags
- At Jesus' Last Supper (in which Brooks plays "the waiter"), the artist Leonardo sets up an easel and addresses Christ and the Apostles in a thick Italian accent—"Okay, you wanna be in the picture? Everybody go to the other side of the table. Come on."
- In a street scene in ancient Rome, a Roman with an Afro walks by with a ghetto blaster, playing the 1980 disco hit "Funky Town"
- The Spanish Inquisition is presented as a Broadway musical: "The Inquisition (What a show)/The Inquisition (Here we go)/We know you’re wishing that we’d go away..."
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History of the World: Part I Questions
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What is the history and origins of Haitian poverty? 2 AnswersHaiti's poverty problem is something that has been there since the French colonization. Slave labour in Haiti was among the most brutal in the New World. When t... read more -
Are we in history? 7 AnswersWebster's Dictionary defines history as "the branch of knowledge dealing with past events" or "the aggregate of past events" so by definition, we are in histor... read more
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Is the world economy turning around and going upward? 1 AnswerI think, it went rock bottom and there is no way of going down more. So I believe, it is time for the upward turn read more -
What is the history of Teotihuacan, Azteca? 1 AnswerHere is a synopsis of the article related to Teotihuacan, Azteca . Please read further through the source. --quote-- Teotihuacan was one of the most remarkabl... read more
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History of the World: Part I Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards
- Google Blog Search: History of the World: Part I
- IMDb: History of the World: Part I Message Board
- Yahoo! Movies: History of the World: Part I Message Board
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@Quiet_Daisy and thorough history of the middle eastern conflicts I've ever seen. Made that part of the world make so much more sense.
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I am so happy that I get to be a part of 'history in the making!'The torch was beautiful! Go Canada Go. Watch out world, here comes CANADA!
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RT I didn't get my copy yet @DarynJones: the publishing world changes in 5 minutes. email TheWeeklyPaulbag@mtv.ca to become part of history.
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@erynroberts That would be awesome. History of the World Part I is my fave
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Reading A Short History of the World, Chapter Two part Five: Early Indian Civilisation. Fascinating. I wonder how much I will retain.
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