Cinematic background from History of the World: Part I 1981 - An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A red sky over a rocky area at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of women standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of women swimming in a pool; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An old man is looking out of a jail cell; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people standing around each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A person with a sword; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A view of a field with a bunch of trees in the foreground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An older man wearing a crown smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A beautiful blonde woman sitting on the ground; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people dressed in black robes and hoods; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man is eating a piece of meat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A person with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An older man holding a golden trophy in a room with columns; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An old man with long white hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An image of a man riding a horse in front of a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – Two men dressed in period clothing and wearing crowns; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of women dressed in black standing on a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman in a white dress and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man dressed in a monk's robe and holding his hand out to a group of people; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man dressed as a monk standing in front of a stone wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman in a silver dress holding a wine glass; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people dressed in black and wearing red robes; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people dressed up in black robes; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man and a woman dressed up in costume; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people dressed in medieval clothing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man with a surprised look on his face in front of a statue; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of women standing on top of a menorah; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of men in ancient roman garb are clapping; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man in a wig and a wig; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people in a body of water; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A castle with a bridge over a body of water near a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A line of women in bathing suits are lined up in front of a stone wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people dressed in black standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An arch in the middle of a street with trees and buildings in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman in a white dress and a pink hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A person wearing a vest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman wearing a hat and a silver dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A castle like building in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A view of a cathedral from the roof of an old building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A crowd of people standing in front of a large building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man wearing a black robe and a black hood; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – People are gathered in a courtyard in a city setting; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man wearing a crown and a white robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of women dressed in ancient roman clothing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman in a white bathing suit and a white hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of men in medieval garb holding a hammer; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An old man with long white hair and a white beard standing next to a stone wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A person with a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man and a woman dressed in roman garb; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of three men wearing hats and one is holding his hand up to his face; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A person wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man in a red and gold outfit holding a trumpet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman in a white dress and a man in a white suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman dressed in a white dress looking out of a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people dressed in ancient roman clothing; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people standing in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man and a woman dressed in ancient egyptian clothing; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man in a hat standing in front of dead rats; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A person wearing a costume; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man and a woman dressed in renaissance clothing; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – Two men are sitting in front of a pile of coins; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An image of a boat in the water near the shore; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man wearing a red robe and a red hood; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A horse drawn carriage traveling down a road in a park; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman in a white dress with a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An old man and a young girl are looking at each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A fountain in the middle of a garden with statues; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A person looking at a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people dressed in black walking in a line; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man with a beard and a wig on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman in a white dress is standing on a ledge; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man wearing a red robe and a red hood; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An old man with a long white beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A horse drawn carriage in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An old man with long white hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An overhead view of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people in old - fashioned clothing and hats; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man in a wig holding a cane and looking at another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman in a gold dress holding a wine goblet in front of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An old man dressed as a king in a garden; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman in a white dress with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman in a dress with flowers in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man standing on top of a waterfall next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man and a woman dressed as roman soldiers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people standing on top of a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man and a woman dressed in period clothing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – An old man wearing a roman outfit and looking surprised; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people dressed in period clothing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – Two men dressed in medieval clothing one of them is wearing a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A horse drawn carriage crossing a bridge over a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A woman in a belly dancing outfit with other women in the background; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A man in a white outfit standing next to a guillotine; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of men wearing helmets are sitting in front of a man in a red robe; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “History of the World: Part I” (1981), directed by Mel Brooks – A group of people dressed in medieval clothing; Wide shot, High angle