History of the world, part 1 / Twentieth Century Fox ; a Mel Brooks film ; directed, written and produced by Mel Brooks ; [a Brooksfilms production released by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation].
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 2237162 | 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2006Edition: Widescreen editionDescription: 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- On container: Mel Brooks' History of the world, part 1
- History of the world, part one
- History of the world, part I
- Editor, John C. Howard; director of photography, Woody Omens ; music, John Morris.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD
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Main Library | DVD | COMEDY HISTORY | Available | 33111009917010 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Mel Brooks produced, directed, wrote, and starred in this episodic comedy in the spirit of Monty Python and the 1957 studio travesty The Story of Mankind. The film is divided into five sequences that play like blue-toned Eddie Cantor vaudeville sketches -- "The Dawn of Man," "The Stone Age," The Spanish Inquisition," "The Bible," and "The Future." Also included is a Brooksian depiction of The Last Supper and a long-winded sequence about the French Revolution. The film starts with a 2001: A Space Odyssey parody, narrated by Orson Welles, in which a collection of ape-men learn to stand erect (in more ways than one). The Stone Age reveals the origins of both the first homo sapien and homosexual marriages. Brooks then appears in an Old Testament sequence as Moses, descending from Mount Sinai with three heavy stone tablets bearing the 15 Commandments; after he drops one of these tablets, the laws of God become 10 Commandments. The Roman period picks up with Brooks as Comicus, attempting to get a gig as a "stand-up philosopher" at Caesar's Palace. The Spanish Inquisition is a musical production number with monks torturing Jews to lively Broadway musical strains. The final French revolution section is a broad parody of The Man in the Iron Mask story. The film closes with coming attractions of "History of the World, Part II" that features a rousing Star Wars parody (anticipating Space Balls) called "Jews in Space" that includes a jaunty theme song. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
DVD; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono ; 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation.
Wide screen (2.35:1).
In English, Spanish or French soundtracks; closed captioned.
Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Gregory Hines, Pamela Stephenson, Shecky Greene, Sid Caesar, Mary-Margaret Humes.
Narrator: Orson Welles.
Editor, John C. Howard; director of photography, Woody Omens ; music, John Morris.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981.
A humorous look at the ages of man. Includes eras through the French Revolution.
MPAA Rating: R.