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History of the World: Part I

1981 · 92 min

A rapid-fire, silly sketch comedy that lampoons history with gleeful anachronisms and musical numbers.

Directed by: Mel Brooks
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn

Tagline: Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth!
Overview: An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

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Directed by: Mel Brooks
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
faith
class
rebellion
death
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
ensemble
musical
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	9
Realism	2
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Mel Brooks
Written by: Mel Brooks
Starring: Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Gregory Hines, Pamela Stephenson
Music: John Morris
Cinematography: Woody Omens
Runtime: 92 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: French, Latin, English

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