In een aantal sketches wordt de draak gestoken met verschillende periodes uit de geschiedenis van de mensheid, zoals de tijd van de holbewoners, de Romeinse tijd en de Franse Revolutie.
Nee, helaas is History of the World: Part I nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Mel Brooks | Screenplay |
| Production | Mel Brooks | Producer |
| Directing | Mel Brooks | Director |
| Editing | John C. Howard | Editor |
| Camera | Woody Omens | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Morris | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Art | Harold Michelson | Production Design |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Art | Anthony Mondell | Set Decoration |
| Production | Alexander De Grunwald | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric Allwright | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Mitchell | Hairdresser |
| Directing | Brian W. Cook | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Gillespie | Hairdresser |
| Directing | Michael Stevenson | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Sandy Berman | Sound Designer |
| Art | Norman Newberry | Art Direction |
| Directing | Mitchell Bock | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jill Carpenter | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian McAteer | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Jerry Ziesmer | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustaf Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Desiree Ayres | Stunts |
| Crew | James M. Halty | Stunts |
| Editing | George A. Martin | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Gene S. Cantamessa | Production Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Bill Hedge | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Phil Adams | Stunts |
| Crew | Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon | Stunts |
| Sound | Scott Hecker | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robert R. Rutledge | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Editing | Danford B. Greene | Additional Editor |
| Production | Ralph S. Singleton | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ken Tuohy | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Albert Whitlock | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Ray Bickel | Stunts |
| Crew | Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack Tyree | Stunts |
| Sound | Gary A. Hecker | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Michael Sale | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Gary Combs | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Carol Ann DiGiuseppe | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Steve Cantamessa | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Crew | Richard L. Hill | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Edward Chiodo | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Gary Combs | Stunts |
| Sound | Tex Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Stephen Lovejoy | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Raul A. Bruce | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Charles Chiodo | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Chiodo | Visual Effects |
| Crew | George Lane Cooper | Stunts |
| Crew | Sandi Gross | Stunts |
| Crew | Phil Cory | Special Effects |
| Crew | William Hobbs | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Dick Durock | Stunts |
| Crew | Philip Romano | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted White | Stunts |
| Production | Stuart Cornfeld | Associate Producer |
| Production | Alan Johnson | Associate Producer |
| Production | Joel Chernoff | Co-Producer |
| Art | Robert Cartwright | Art Direction |
| Art | Harry Cordwell | Set Decoration |
| Art | Stuart Craig | Production Design |
| Art | Reg Richards | Construction Manager |
| Crew | Robert Van Dyke | Propmaker |
| Visual Effects | Syd Dutton | Matte Painter |
| Visual Effects | Henry Schoessler | Matte Painter |
| Crew | Susan Turner | Pyrotechnician |
| Crew | William Hobbs | Stunts |
| Camera | Chuy Elizondo | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ginger Gemmel | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Gibby Germaine | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Maurice Gillett | Gaffer |
| Camera | Gerald A. King | Key Grip |
| Camera | Elliott Marks | Still Photographer |
| Camera | John Morgan | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John Szajner | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Paul Wilson | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Alan Barry | Best Boy Grip |
| Lighting | Gary Cross | Electrician |
| Camera | Brian Ellis | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Dennis Young | Grip |
| Production | Maggie Cartier | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jered Green | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Martinelli | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Murphy | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Terry Needham | Location Manager |
| Production | Bill Borden | Location Manager |
| Sound | Ralph Burns | Orchestrator |
| Sound | John R. Harris | Music Editor |
| Sound | Jack Hayes | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Ralph Grierson | Musician |
| Sound | Malcolm McNab | Musician |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Sally Stevens | Vocals |
| Directing | Betsy Norton | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Alan Johnson | Choreographer |
| Production | Loretta Ordewer | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Judi Rosner | Production Coordinator |
| Production | K. Lenna Katich | Accountant |
| Production | Jim Turner | Accountant |
| Art | Bert Hearn | Property Master |
| Art | Jack M. Marino | Property Master |
| Production | Irene Walzer | Publicist |
| Production | Randy Auerbach | Producer's Assistant |
| Directing | Penny Daniels | Continuity |
| Production | Leah Zappy | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Lillian Michelson | Researcher |
| Crew | Sig Frohlich | Stand In |
| Crew | Tina Hart | Stand In |
