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History of the World, Part 1 is a parody of the historical spectacular film genre anthology, including the sword and sandal epic and the period costume drama subgenres. Often ridiculous but never serious, we learn the truth behind the Roman Emperor, we learn what really happened at the Last Supper, the circumstances that surrounded the French Revolution, how to test eunuchs, and what kind of shoes the Spanish Inquisitor wore.
25 April 1930, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
18 December 1921, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
9 June 1931, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
1 September 1931, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 December 1932, Denison, Texas, USA
22 January 1940, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
11 November 1960, Aberdeen, Maryland, USA
14 February 1946, New York City, New York, USA
24 June 1922, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
19 January 1931, New York, USA
5 April 1929, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
18 July 1912, The Bronx, New York, USA
29 September 1942, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
30 June 1927, Lakewood, Ohio, USA
15 February 1927, Chicago, Illinois, USA
18 September 1955, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
23 July 1922, Chicago, Illinois, USA
25 November 1949, Fairmont, West Virginia, USA
22 September 1936, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
3 April 1944, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
4 December 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
20 February 1916, New York City, New York, USA
6 April 1916, New York City, New York, USA
1933, Montréal, Québec, Canada
January 31, 2004
Mel Brooks' The History of the World: Part I contains plenty of belly-shaking laughs.
May 19, 2010
Brooks' fractured History is salvaged by the tuneful 'Inquisition.'
April 11, 2006
Brooks proved that increasing the vulgarity level doesn't necessarily translate into more laughs. Gag after gag falls flat in this potty-mouthed dud.
December 15, 2010
Dirty jokes, some sparkle in uneven Mel Brooks classic.
June 21, 2005
The fact that there has been no Part 2 is ample proof that God hates us all.
October 15, 2002
Fifteen minutes of funny material trying desperately to fill a feature film.
October 25, 2002
Disjointed Brooks effort that is only occasionally amusing
November 24, 2003
Occasional bright moments, but it's clear why there was no. part two.
May 27, 2010
Hearing some of those old, beloved one-liners again made me smile, but they did not have the power to make me laugh anew.
October 19, 2004
Crude, rude Mel Brooks has low laughs
