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History of the World: Part I

1981 · 92 min · Director: Mel Brooks ★ IMDb 6.8 · 59,724 ratings

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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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History of the World: Part I (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 45%, Smile 20%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

45%Humor
20%Smile
  1. Humor45%
  2. Smile20%
  3. Joy10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Surprise. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Humor
Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 28 %, then peaks around 48 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor43 %43 %8 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor54 %54 %6 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor68 %66 %13 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor69 %66 %23 %20 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor66 %65 %19 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor70 %69 %19 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor70 %68 %28 %24 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor66 %64 %31 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Humor68 %64 %40 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Humor70 %66 %43 %10 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Humor68 %65 %31 %16 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Humor66 %63 %26 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Humor68 %61 %29 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 62′Humor68 %61 %27 %32 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Humor69 %64 %25 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Humor70 %64 %30 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 76′Humor68 %63 %34 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Humor66 %63 %35 %18 %
92.5 %≈ 85′Humor66 %61 %33 %10 %
97.5 %≈ 90′Humor62 %58 %20 %5 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Dom DeLuise

Emperor Nero

Madeline Kahn

Empress Nympho

PS
Pamela Stephenson

SG
Shecky Greene

SC
Sid Caesar

SC
Sid Caesar

Chief Caveman

Orson Welles

Narrator (voice)

RD
Rudy De Luca

Prehistoric Man / Captain Mucus - The Roman Empire

LF
Leigh French

Prehistoric Woman

RK
Richard Karron

Prehistoric Man

SC
Susette Carroll

Prehistoric Man

SS
Sammy Shore

Prehistoric Man

JB
J.J. Barry

Prehistoric Man

EF
Earl Finn

Prehistoric Man / Disciple - The Roman Empire

SK
Suzanne Kent

Prehistoric Man

Details

Directed by
Mel Brooks
Written by
Mel Brooks
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 59,724 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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