History Of The World-Part I
July, 1981
Note: Mel Brooks's new movie, "History of the World--Part I," manages to capsulize ten billion years of civilization in less than two hours without once speeding up the camera. Following a series of shorter vignettes depicting (as only Mel Brooks can) The Dawn of Man, The Invention of Art, Music and Law, and Moses and the Ten Commandments, the film then gives us a lingering look at the grandeur of the Roman Empire, the awesome spectacle of the Spanish Inquisition and the French Revolut...
