History of the World: Part 1 (1981)
Directed by Mel Brooks · Cinematography by Woody Omens
R92 min60 frames
Comedy
Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth!
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What is History of the World: Part 1 about?
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
History of the World, Part I is a 1981 American anthology comedy film written, produced, and directed by Mel Brooks. Brooks also stars in the film, playing five roles: Moses, Comicus the stand-up philosopher, Tomás de Torquemada, King Louis XVI, and Jacques, le garçon de pisse. The large ensemble cast also features Sid Caesar, Shecky Greene, Gregory Hines, Charlie Callas, and Brooks regulars Ron Carey, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, Andreas Voutsinas, and Spike Milligan.
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What does the cinematography of History of the World: Part 1 look like?
Sampled across 60 frames, the coverage of History of the World: Part 1 leans on wide compositions (43% of the sample) and medium shots (28%). Cinematographer Woody Omens keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 63% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 72% of the frames.
What is the color palette of History of the World: Part 1?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of History of the World: Part 1 (1981) are #35302c, #d1d1cc, #f3f2f1, #57524b, #8b6f50, #544439 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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