History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I (1981)

Timing: 1:32 (92 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1981-06-12

Country

United States

Production

20th Century Fox, Brooksfilms

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$11 000 000

Revenue

$31 672 907

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Director

Mel Brooks

Actors

Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Gregory Hines, Pamela Stephenson, Shecky Greene, Sid Caesar
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Scenario

Producer

Mel Brooks, Stuart Cornfeld, Joel Chernoff, Alan Johnson

Operator

Woody Omens

Composer

John Morris

Artist

Audition

Jane Feinberg, Mike Fenton

Editing

John C. Howard
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• Richard Pryor was originally supposed to play Joseph. Shortly before filming began, Pryor got into trouble with drugs, and the role went to Gregory Hines. This was Richard Pryor’s second unsuccessful collaboration with Brooks. The first time, he was supposed to play Bart in “Blazing Saddles,” but the film’s producers were frightened by the comedic actor’s bad reputation.
• At the end of the film, Mel Brooks promises a sequel to the comedy, announcing future episodes (“Vikings,” “Hitler on Ice,” and “Jews in Space”), but in reality, no sequel was planned, and the title “History of the World, Part 1” and the announcement of a sequel were just a joke.
• Richard Pryor was originally supposed to play the role of Joseph. Shortly before filming began, Pryor got into trouble with drugs, and the role ultimately went to Gregory Hines. This was Richard Pryor's second unsuccessful collaboration with Brooks. The first time, he was supposed to play Bart in "Blazing Saddles," but the film's producers were frightened by the comedic actor's bad reputation.
• At the end of the film, Mel Brooks promises a sequel to the comedy, announcing future episodes ("Vikings," "Hitler on Ice," and "Jews in Space"). In reality, no sequel was planned, and the title "History of the World, Part 1" and the announcement of a sequel were just a joke.