Mel Brooks

History of the World Part 1 is arguably Writer/Director/star Mel Brooks's last great movie as a director (though Spaceballs and Robin Hood:

Brooks

And in 1981 Brooks took on the rest of human history with The History of the World Part 1, in which Brooks played five roles—in addition to writing, producing, and directing.

by Mike Nichols

History is directed by Mike Nichols, written by Aaron Sorkin, and stars Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Ned Beatty.

David Lynch

In 1981, David Lynch wrote, produced, and directed a movie called ‘History of the World Part I,’ which was a parody on the history of mankind until the time of the French Revolution.

by Robert Zemeckis

world history was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg.

Timur Bekmambetov

Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, history’s a cracking mix of special effects and action, and is pretty awesome

by George Clooney '

History has been directed by George Clooney ('Leatherheads', 'The Ides of March', 'Good Night, and Good Luck.')

The director of this third installment , Colin Trevorrow

The director of this third installment, Colin Trevorrow, was also the director of the first installment of The World.

Manuel García Ferré

History started as a TV series in 1981, before History was adapted into a feature film directed by Manuel García Ferré and written by Ines Geldstein.

by Tobe Hooper

Though directed by Tobe Hooper, history had Stephen Spielberg’s name all over history (as Producer and writer) and as a result, became an instant box-office smash.

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Documentary film realized with the anthropologist Dimitra Kofti from Max Planck Institute (Halles, DE).

Guy Ritchie

Guy Ritchie was the director of the first two parts of the film.

screenwriters Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow

Curiously and somewhat hilariously, screenwriters Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow (the latter directed the first World, while Kingdom is helmed by J.A. Bayona) attempt to shoehorn a big chunk of backstory to tie this latest film in with the original.

Tom Tykwer

Directed by Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, and Lana Wachowski, this highly ambitious period/fantasy/sci-fi epic from Warner Bros. intertwines six different stories from six different time periods.

Award-winning writer Bob Carruthers

Award-winning writer Bob Carruthers worked diligently on and directed this piece of history on film in hopes that the story will never be forgotten.

one of the Broadway production's original stars (Lonny Price)

historyhas been directed by one of the Broadway production's original stars (Lonny Price) and stars yet another, Danny Glover.

Paddy Russell

The director was Paddy Russell and the cast included Bernard Archard, William Mervyn, June Ritchie, Mary Webster and David Weston.

Henrik Ibsen

The director was the playwright himself, Henrik Ibsen.

William F. Haddock

The director was William F. Haddock, and the producer was George Brennan.

Josef von Sternberg

The director was Josef von Sternberg (1894-1969).