Directed by:
Mel BrooksCinematography:
Woody OmensComposer:
John MorrisCast:
Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Gregory Hines, Pamela Stephenson, Shecky Greene, Mary-Margaret Humes (more)Plots(1)
A parody of epic historical and biblical films, including such historical themes as The Dawn of Man, The Stone Age, The Spanish Inquisition, The Bible, and The Future. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Mel Brooks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267689_54b549.jpg)
Mel Brooks
USA
Best movies:
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
![Dom DeLuise](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270930_c564a8.jpg)
Dom DeLuise
USA
Best movies:
Fail-Safe (1964)
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
![Madeline Kahn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099129_8d4f62.jpg)
Madeline Kahn
USA
Best movies:
Paper Moon (1973)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
A Bug's Life (1998)
![Harvey Korman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099087_468f41.jpg)
Harvey Korman
USA
Best movies:
Three Bites of the Apple (1967)
The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
Gideon (1998)
![Cloris Leachman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/137/165137582_84fdbe.jpg)
Cloris Leachman
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy et le Kid (1969)
Le Géant de fer (1999)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
![Ron Carey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879996_d427ab.jpg)
Ron Carey
USA
Best movies:
Silent Movie (1976)
The Out of Towners (1970)
History of the World: Part I (1981)
![Gregory Hines](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267740_e06b06.jpg)
Gregory Hines
USA
Best movies:
White Nights (1985)
Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV movie)
The Cotton Club (1984)
![Pamela Stephenson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/381/158381775_5fd2c8.jpg)
Pamela Stephenson
New Zealand
Best movies:
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Finders Keepers (1984)
Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
![Shecky Greene](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/448/161448811_f35fd7.gif)
Shecky Greene
USA
Best movies:
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Tony Rome (1967)
Splash (1984)
![Mary-Margaret Humes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/640/168640285_qe3qtw.jpg)
Mary-Margaret Humes
USA
Best movies:
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992) (TV movie)
Matchmaker Santa (2012) (TV movie)
![Orson Welles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267527_357cbf.jpg)
Orson Welles
USA
Best movies:
Shogun (1980) (series) - narrator
Waterloo (1970)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rudy De Luca
Best movies:
Silent Movie (1976)
Spaceballs (1987)
History of the World: Part I (1981)
![Howard Morris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159981_f22a15.jpg)
Howard Morris
USA
Best movies:
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Riding Shotgun (1954)
History of the World: Part I (1981)
![Paul Mazursky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268050_f1715a.jpg)
Paul Mazursky
USA
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Antz (1998)
![Art Metrano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274173_df147f.jpg)
Art Metrano
USA
Best movies:
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Centennial (1978) (series)
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
![Barry Levinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269665_bcfad9.jpg)
Barry Levinson
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Quiz Show (1994)
Silent Movie (1976)
![John Hurt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/843/160843644_e3b5c4.png)
John Hurt
UK
Best movies:
Alien (1979)
L'Homme éléphant (1980)
Vincent - The Life and death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)
![Fiona Richmond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281122_868130.jpg)
Fiona Richmond
Best movies:
Eat the Rich (1987)
History of the World: Part I (1981)
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
![Nigel Hawthorne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/075/164075812_f22f1a.jpg)
Nigel Hawthorne
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Tarzan (1999)
![John Hillerman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353583_f25fef.jpg)
John Hillerman
USA
Best movies:
Chinatown (1974)
Paper Moon (1973)
The Last Picture Show (1971)