An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Cast
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
Rudy De Luca
Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire
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
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
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
Johnny Silver
Small Liar - The Roman Empire
John Hurt
Jesus - The Roman Empire
Jeana Keough
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire (as Jeana Tomasino)
Heidi Sorenson
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
Lori Sutton
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
Spike Milligan
Monsieur Rimbaud - The French Revolution
John Hillerman
Rich Man - The French Revolution
Sydney Lassick
Applecore Vendor - The French Revolution (as Sidney Lassick)
Fiona Richmond
Queen - The French Revolution
Nigel Hawthorne
Citizen Official - The French Revolution
Bea Arthur
Dole office clerk (uncredited)
Cleo Rocos
French Girl (uncredited)
Ron Clark
Stoned Soldier #1 - The Roman Empire
Andréas Voutsinas
Bearnaise
Lisa Welch
Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
Carl Reiner
Voice of God speaking to Moses
Crew
Mel Brooks
Director, Screenplay, Producer
John C. Howard
Editor
Carol Ann DiGiuseppe
Assistant Editor
George A. Martin
Assistant Editor
Stephen Lovejoy
Assistant Editor
Woody Omens
Director of Photography
Mitchell Bock
Second Assistant Director
Ken Tuohy
Second Assistant Director
Brian W. Cook
Assistant Director
Jerry Ziesmer
Assistant Director
Michael Stevenson
Assistant Director
Stuart Cornfeld
Producer
Joel Chernoff
Producer
Alan Johnson
Producer
Harold Michelson
Production Design
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Patricia Norris
Costume Design
Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
Paula Gillespie
Hairdresser
Vera Mitchell
Hairdresser
Robert Norin
Makeup Artist
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Artist
Jill Carpenter
Makeup Artist
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
Sandy Berman
Sound Designer
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Robert R. Rutledge
Supervising Sound Editor
Scott A. Hecker
Sound Editor
Tex Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gene S. Cantamessa
Production Sound Mixer
Michael Sale
Sound Mixer
Steve Cantamessa
Sound
Raul A. Bruce
Boom Operator
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Phil Cory
Special Effects
Richard L. Hill
Special Effects
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Bill Hedge
Visual Effects
Edward Chiodo
Visual Effects
Charles Chiodo
Visual Effects
Stephen Chiodo
Visual Effects
John Morris
Original Music Composer
Anthony Mondell
Set Decoration
Philip Romano
Stunts
Ted White
Stunts
Ray Bickel
Stunts
Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon
Stunts
James M. Halty
Stunts
Dick Durock
Stunts
George Lane Cooper
Stunts
Phil Adams
Stunts
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
Jack Tyree
Stunts
Desiree Ayres
Stunts
Gary Combs
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
Sandi Gross
Stunts
William Hobbs
Stunts
William Hobbs
Stunt Coordinator
Alexander De Grunwald
Production Manager
Ralph S. Singleton
Production Manager
Danford B. Greene
Additional Editor
Norman Newberry
Art Direction
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