The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
148 audience votes
Key crew
- Edwin AstleyOriginal Music Composer
- Roger MacDougallScreenplay
- Jack ArnoldDirector
- Stanley MannScreenplay
Cast
- Peter SellersGrand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe
- Jean SebergHelen Kokintz
- William HartnellWill Buckley
- David KossoffProfessor Alfred Kokintz
- Leo McKernBenter
- MacDonald ParkeGeneral Snippet
- Austin WillisUnited States Secretary of Defense
- Timothy BatesonRoger
- Monte LandisCobbley
- Alan GiffordAir Raid Warden
- Colin GordonBBC Announcer
- Harold KasketPedro
Stills
Themes
new york citysatire