La folle histoire du monde (1980) Mel Brooks - History of the world : Part I (05.05.1980 / 1980)

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La folle histoire du monde (1981)

Directed by 

Mel Brooks

Writing Credits  

Mel Brooks

...

(written by)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

	Mel Brooks	...	Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI
	Dom DeLuise	...	Emperor Nero
	Madeline Kahn	...	Empress Nympho
	Harvey Korman	...	Count de Monet
	Cloris Leachman	...	Madame Defarge
	Ron Carey	...	Swiftus
	Gregory Hines	...	Josephus
	Pamela Stephenson	...	Mademoiselle Rimbaud
	Shecky Greene	...	Marcus Vindictus
	Sid Caesar	...	Chief Caveman
	Mary-Margaret Humes	...	Miriam
	Orson Welles	...	Narrator (voice)
	Rudy De Luca	...	Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire (as Rudy DeLuca)
	Leigh French	...	Prehistoric Woman
	Richard Karron	...	Prehistoric Man
	Susette Carroll	...	Prehistoric Man
	Sammy Shore	...	Prehistoric Man
	J.J. Barry	...	Prehistoric Man
	Earl Finn	...	Prehistoric Man / Disciple - The Roman Empire
	Suzanne Kent	...	Prehistoric Man
	Michael Champion	...	Prehistoric Man
	Howard Morris	...	Court Spokesman - The Roman Empire
	Charlie Callas	...	Soothsayer - The Roman Empire
	Dena Dietrich	...	Competence - The Roman Empire
	Paul Mazursky	...	Roman Officer - The Roman Empire
	Ron Clark	...	Stoned Soldier #1 - The Roman Empire
	Jack Riley	...	Stoned Soldier #2 - The Roman Empire
	Art Metrano	...	Leonardo DaVinci - The Roman Empire
	Diane Day	...	Caladonia - The Roman Empire
	Henny Youngman	...	Chemist - The Roman Empire
	Hunter von Leer	...	Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire (as Hunter Von Leer)
	Fritz Feld	...	Maitre 'D - The Roman Empire
	Hugh Hefner	...	Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire
	Pat McCormick	...	Plumbing Salesman - The Roman Empire
	Barry Levinson	...	Column Salesman - The Roman Empire
	Sid Gould	...	Barber-Bloodletter - The Roman Empire
	Ronny Graham	...	Oedipus - The Roman Empire / Jew #2 - The Spanish Inquisition
	Jim Steck	...	Gladiator - The Roman Empire
	John Myhers	...	Leader of Senate - The Roman Empire
	Lee Delano	...	Wagon Driver - The Roman Empire
	Robert Goldberg	...	Senator #1 - The Roman Empire (as Robert B. Goldberg)
	Alan U. Schwartz	...	Senator #2 - The Roman Empire
	Jay Burton	...	Senator #3 - The Roman Empire
	Robert Zappy	...	Roman Citizen - The Roman Empire
	Ira Miller	...	Roman Citizen - The Roman Empire
	Milt Freedman	...	Roman Citizen - The Roman Empire
	Johnny Silver	...	Small Liar - The Roman Empire
	Charles Thomas Murphy	...	Auctioneer - The Roman Empire
	Rod Haase	...	Roman Officer - The Roman Empire
	Eileen Saki	...	Slave - The Roman Empire
	John Hurt	...	Jesus - The Roman Empire
	Henry Kaiser	...	Disciple - The Roman Empire
	Zale Kessler	...	Disciple - The Roman Empire
	Anthony J. Messina	...	Disciple - The Roman Empire
	Howard Mann	...	Disciple - The Roman Empire
	Sandy Helberg	...	Disciple - The Roman Empire
	Mitchell Bock	...	Disciple - The Roman Empire
	Gilbert Lee	...	Disciple - The Roman Empire
	Molly Basler	...	Game Show Girl - The Roman Empire
	Deborah Dawes	...	Game Show Girl - The Roman Empire
	Christine Dickinson	...	Game Show Girl - The Roman Empire
	Lisa Sohm	...	Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
	Michele Drake	...	Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
	Jeana Keough	...	Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire (as Jeana Tomasino)
	Lisa Welch	...	Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
	Janis Schmitt	...	Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
	Heidi Sorenson	...	Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
	Karen Morton	...	Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
	Kathy Collins	...	Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
	Lori Sutton	...	Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
	Lou Mulford	...	Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
	Jackie Mason	...	Jew #1 - The Spanish Inquisition
	Phil Leeds	...	Chief Monk - The Spanish Inquisition
	Jack Carter	...	Rat Vendor - The French Revolution
	Jan Murray	...	Nothing Vendor - The French Revolution
	Andréas Voutsinas	...	Bearnaise - The French Revolution (as Andreas Voutsinas)
	Spike Milligan	...	Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
	John Hillerman	...	Rich Man - The French Revolution
	Sydney Lassick	...	Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution (as Sidney Lassick)
	Jonathan Cecil	...	Poppinjay - The French Revolution
	Andrew Sachs	...	Gerard - The French Revolution
	Fiona Richmond	...	Queen - The French Revolution
	Nigel Hawthorne	...	Citizen Official - The French Revolution
	Bella Emberg	...	Baguette - The French Revolution
	Geoffrey Larder	...	Footman - The French Revolution
	George Lane Cooper	...	Executioner - The French Revolution
	Stephanie Marrian	...	Lady Marie - The French Revolution
	Royce Mills	...	Duke D'Honnefleur - The French Revolution
	Mike Cottrell	...	Tartuffe - The French Revolution
	Gerald Staddon	...	Le Fevre - The French Revolution (as Gerald Stadden)
	John Ghavan	...	Marche - The French Revolution (as John Gavin)
	Rusty Goffe	...	Le Muff - The French Revolution (as Rusty Goff)
	Scott Henderson	...	Coming Attractions
	Michael Miller	...	Coming Attractions
	Royce D. Applegate	...	Coming Attractions
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Bea Arthur	...	Dole Office Clerk (uncredited)
	Sean Barry-Weske	...	Insolent Flunkey (uncredited)
	Ava Cadell	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
	Harry Fielder	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
	Sandra Gray	...	Nun, Synchronized swimmer dancer (uncredited)
	Rod Haask	...	Prehistoric Man (uncredited)
	Walter Henry	...	King Louis XVI's Servant (uncredited)
	Linda Hoxit	...	Swimming Nun (uncredited)
	Denise McKenna	...	Nun (uncredited)
	Cleo Rocos	...	French Girl (uncredited)
	Peter Ross-Murray	...	French Revolutionary (uncredited)
	Dom Salinaro	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Ted White	...	Roman Officer (uncredited)
	Albert Whitlock	...	Used Chariot Salesman (uncredited)
	Fred Wood	...	Revolutionary Peasant (uncredited)

Produced by 

Mel Brooks	...	producer
Stuart Cornfeld	...	associate producer
Alan Johnson	...	associate producer
Joel Chernoff	...	co-producer (uncredited)

Music by 

John Morris

Cinematography by 

Woody Omens

...

director of photography

Film Editing by 

John C. Howard

Casting By 

Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton

Production Design by 

Harold Michelson

Art Direction by 

Norman Newberry

Set Decoration by 

Antony Mondello

Costume Design by 

Patricia Norris

Makeup Department 

Eric Allwright	...	makeup artist: The French Revolution sequence
Jill Carpenter	...	chief makeup artist: The French Revolution sequence
Paula Gillespie	...	chief hair stylist: The French Revolution sequence
Vivian McAteer	...	hair stylist
Robert Norin	...	makeup artist
Gustaf Norin	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Alexander De Grunwald	...	production manager: The French Revolution sequence
Ralph S. Singleton	...	production manager (as Ralph Singleton)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Mitchell Bock	...	second assistant director
Brian W. Cook	...	assistant director: The French Revolution sequence (as Brian Cooke)
Michael Stevenson	...	assistant director: The French Revolution sequence
Jerry Ziesmer	...	assistant director
Ken Tuohy	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Robert Cartwright	...	art director: French Revolution sequence (as Bob Cartwright)
Harry Cordwell	...	set decorator: French Revolution sequence
Stuart Craig	...	production designer: French Revolution sequence
Bert Hearn	...	property master: French Revolution sequence
Jack M. Marino	...	property master (as Jack Marino)
Harold Michelson	...	artistic advisor
Reg Richards	...	construction manager: French Revolution sequence
John Alvin	...	poster artist (uncredited)
Adrian Start	...	chargehand painter (uncredited)
Robert Van Dyke	...	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Gene S. Cantamessa	...	production sound mixer
Les Fresholtz	...	re-recording mixer
Scott Hecker	...	sound editor (as Scott A. Hecker)
Arthur Piantadosi	...	re-recording mixer
Tex Rudloff	...	re-recording mixer
Robert R. Rutledge	...	supervising sound editor
Michael Sale	...	sound mixer: The French Revolution sequence (as Mike Sale)
Sandy Berman	...	sound designer (uncredited)
Raul A. Bruce	...	boom operator (uncredited)
Steve Cantamessa	...	sound (uncredited)
Samuel C. Crutcher	...	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Phil Cory	...	special effects
Richard L. Hill	...	special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Albert Whitlock	...	special visual effects (as Albert J. Whitlock)
Charles Chiodo	...	visual effects crew (uncredited)
Edward Chiodo	...	visual effects crew (uncredited)
Stephen Chiodo	...	visual effects crew (uncredited)
Robert Costa	...	opticals: "Jews in Space" sequence (uncredited)
John Curtis	...	model builder: "Jews in Space" sequence (uncredited)
Anthony Doublin	...	miniature photography: "Jews in Space" sequence (uncredited)
Syd Dutton	...	assistant matte painter (uncredited)
Dennis Glouner	...	matte first cameraman (uncredited)
Bob Greenberg	...	laser effects: "Jews in Space" sequence (uncredited)
William Guest	...	miniatures (uncredited)
Bill Hedge	...	visual effects: "Jews in Space" sequence (uncredited)
Mike Moramarco	...	matte camera operator (uncredited)
Henry Schoessler	...	matte crew (uncredited)
Bill Taylor	...	matte photography (uncredited)
Susan Turner	...	pyrotechnician (uncredited)
Mark Whitlock	...	matte camera loader (uncredited)

Stunts 

Gary Combs	...	stunt coordinator
William Hobbs	...	stunt coordinator: The French Revolution sequence (as Bill Hobbs)
Desiree Ayres	...	stunts (uncredited)
Gilbert B. Combs	...	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Durock	...	stunts (uncredited)
James M. Halty	...	stunts (uncredited)
Philip Romano	...	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Chuy Elizondo	...	camera operator
Ginger Gemmel	...	camera operator: French Revolution sequence (as Ginger Gemmell)
Gibby Germaine	...	gaffer
Maurice Gillett	...	gaffer: French Revolution sequence
Gerald A. King	...	key grip (as Gerald King)
Elliott Marks	...	still photographer (as Elliot Marks)
John Morgan	...	camera operator: French Revolution sequence
John Szajner	...	first assistant "a" camera
Paul Wilson	...	director of photography: French Revolution sequence
Alan Barry	...	best boy (uncredited)
Gary Cross	...	electrician (uncredited)
Brian Ellis	...	focus puller: French Revolution Sequence (uncredited)
Chris Warren	...	video operator (French Revolution scene) (uncredited)
Dennis Young	...	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Maggie Cartier

...

casting: The French Revolution sequence

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Jered Green	...	wardrobe: men (as Jered Edd Green)
Nancy Martinelli	...	wardrobe: women
David Murphy	...	wardrobe supervisor: The French Revolution sequence

Editorial Department 

Carol Ann DiGiuseppe	...	assistant editor
Danford B. Greene	...	additional editor
Stephen Lovejoy	...	assistant editor
George A. Martin	...	assistant editor

Location Management 

Terry Needham	...	location manager: The French Revolution sequence
John Spencer-Churchill	...	location permission: Blenheim Palace, Oxford, England (as Duke of Marlborough)
Bill Borden	...	location manager (uncredited)

Music Department 

Ralph Burns	...	orchestrator: "The Spanish Inquisition"
John R. Harris	...	music editor
Jack Hayes	...	orchestrator
Dan Wallin	...	score mixer (uncredited)

Other crew 

Randy Auerbach	...	assistant to producer
Penny Daniels	...	continuity: The French Revolution sequence
Alan Johnson	...	choreographer
K. Lenna Katich	...	accountant (as Lenna Katich)
Lillian Michelson	...	researcher
Betsy Norton	...	script supervisor
Loretta Ordewer	...	production coordinator: The French Revolution sequence
Charlene Painter	...	assistant choreographer
Judi Rosner	...	production coordinator
John Trehy	...	production auditor: The French Revolution sequence
Jim Turner	...	accountant
Irene Walzer	...	publicist
Leah Zappy	...	assistant to producer
Mary Fielder	...	film extra (uncredited)

Details

Country:

 USA

Language:

 English | Latin | French

Release Date:

 3 February 1982 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

 La folle histoire du monde See more »

Filming Locations:

 Caesars Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

 $4,792,731, 14 June 1981, Limited Release

Gross USA:

 $31,672,907

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Company Credits

Production Co:

 Brooksfilms See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 92 min

Sound Mix:

 Stereo

Color:

 Color

Aspect Ratio:

 2.35 : 1

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Soundtrack Credits 

The Inquisition
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks and Ronny Graham
Performed by Mel Brooks Jackie Mason and Ronny Graham
Original Music & Lyrics © 1981 Brooksfilms Music Limited 

Jews In Space
Music and Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Original Music & Lyrics © 1981 Brooksfilms Music Limited 

Funkytown
Words and Music by Steven Greenberg (as Steve Greenberg)
© 1979, 1980 Rick's Music, Inc. & Steve Greenberg Music
Performed by Lipps Inc. (as Lipps, Inc.)
Courtesy of Polygram Records 

Hooray for Hollywood
(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer 

Hallelujah
(uncredited)
from "Messiah"
written by George Frideric Handel
(heard at the end of the Stone Age segment) 

Marseillaise
(uncredited)
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
[Played in the intro for the segment "French Revolution"] 

An der schonen blauen Donau
(uncredited)
Written by Johann Strauss
[Played during the segment "Hitler on ice"] 

Doublage voix :

• Mel Brooks (VF : Jacques Fabbri)  : Moïse, Comicus, Tomás de Torquemada, Louis XVIet Jacques le valet de pisse
• Dom DeLuise (VF : Roger Carel)  : Jules César
• Madeline Kahn : Impératrice Nympho
• Harvey Korman (VF : Gabriel Cattand)  : Comte de Médeuze
• Cloris Leachman (VF : Evelyne Grandjean)  : Madame Defarge
• Ron Carey (VF : Patrick Préjean)  : Starcus
• Gregory Hines (VF : Med Hondo)  : Josephus
• Pamela Stephenson (VF : Céline Monsarrat)  : Mademoiselle Rimbaud
• Spike Milligan : Monsieur Rimbaud
• Shecky Greene (en) (VF : Claude Nicot)  : Marcus Vindictus
• Sid Caesar : le chef des cavernes
• Mary-Margaret Humes (VF : Marie-Christine Darah)  : Miriam
• Orson Welles (VF : Georges Aminel)  : le narrateur
• Hugh Hefner : le romain devant le temple d'Éros
• Barry Levinson : le vendeur de colonnes
• John Hurt (VF : Daniel Beretta)  : Jésus Christ
• Andrew Sachs : Gérard
• Andréas Voutsinas : Béarnaise
• Jackie Mason : un juif
• Howard Morris (VF : Philippe Dumat)  : le porte-parole
• J. J. Barry : l'homme préhistorique