segment "The Roman Empire"
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The segment "The Roman Empire" is a comedic sketch within Mel Brooks's film *History of the World, Part I* that satirizes ancient Roman society, politics, and culture.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Roman Empire (segment) | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy sketch
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film segment ⓘ |
| basedOn |
ancient Roman culture
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ancient Roman politics ⓘ ancient Roman society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
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Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman gladiators ⓘ Roman orgies ⓘ Roman slavery ⓘ |
| director | Mel Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedAsPartOf | 20th Century Fox release of History of the World, Part I ⓘ |
| genre |
parody
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satire ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Mel Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
farce
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irreverent ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
| includedInFilmGenre | comedy film ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
musical and dance elements
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satirizing ancient Roman decadence ⓘ wordplay and anachronistic jokes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | History of the World, Part I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | History of the World series by Mel Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNarrativeStructure | anthology of historical sketches ⓘ |
| portrays |
corruption in Roman politics
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excesses of Roman upper class ⓘ social inequality in ancient Rome ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Brooksfilms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult audiences ⓘ |
| usesHumorStyle |
anachronism
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burlesque ⓘ double entendre ⓘ |
| writer | Mel Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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