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The Mouse That Roared (1959)

July 17, 1959 (GB) Comedy • 83m

Overview

The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.

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Top Billed Cast

Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers

Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe

Jean Seberg
Jean Seberg

Helen Kokintz

David Kossoff
David Kossoff

Professor Alfred Kokintz

MacDonald Parke
MacDonald Parke

General Snippet

Austin Willis
Austin Willis

United States Secretary of Defense

Alan Gifford
Alan Gifford

Air Raid Warden

Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon

BBC Announcer

Guy Deghy
Guy Deghy

Soviet Ambassador (uncredited)

Eve Eden
Eve Eden

Spectator (uncredited)

Bill Edwards
Bill Edwards

Army Captain (uncredited)

Mabel Etherington
Mabel Etherington

Ada - Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

Muriel Greenslade
Muriel Greenslade

Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

Fred Haggerty
Fred Haggerty

Fenwickian (uncredited)

Juba Kennerley
Juba Kennerley

Maybury (uncredited)

George Margo
George Margo

O'Hara (uncredited)

Lionel Murton
Lionel Murton

American General at the Pentagon (uncredited)

Bill Nagy
Bill Nagy

U.S. Policeman (uncredited)

Robert O'Neil
Robert O'Neil

Reporter (uncredited)

Pat Ryan
Pat Ryan

American General (uncredited)

Stuart Saunders
Stuart Saunders

Sergeant (uncredited)

Fred Stroud
Fred Stroud

Fenwickian (uncredited)

John Tatum
John Tatum

American Admiral (uncredited)

Mavis Villiers
Mavis Villiers

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Fred Wood
Fred Wood

Bird Seller (uncredited)

Crew
Edwin Astley
Edwin Astley

Original Music Composer

John Wilcox
John Wilcox

Director of Photography

Stanley Mann
Stanley Mann

Screenplay

Gerald Endler
Gerald Endler

Mechanical Designer

Maurice Binder
Maurice Binder

Title Designer

Jon Penington
Jon Penington

Associate Producer

Leon Becker
Leon Becker

Production Supervisor

James H. Ware
James H. Ware

Production Manager

Austin Dempster
Austin Dempster

Camera Operator

Geoffrey Drake
Geoffrey Drake

Art Direction

John Winbolt
John Winbolt

Second Unit Cinematographer

Richard Marden
Richard Marden

Sound Editor

Philip Shipway
Philip Shipway

Assistant Director

Anthony Mendleson
Anthony Mendleson

Costume Designer

Joyce James
Joyce James

Hairdresser

Stuart Freeborn
Stuart Freeborn

Makeup Artist

Collection

Duchy of Grand Fenwick Collection



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

July 3, 2024

Peter Sellars plays just about everyone in this light-hearted comedy about a tiny European Grand Duchy that comes up with a cunning plan to address it's shocking balance of trade problems. It decides to invade the United States! Armed with little more than halbards, helmets and lances, they sail into New work harbour and take the place unopposed. What's going on? They fully expected to be arrested so that would allow Prime Minister "Rupert of Mou… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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