The Mouse That Roared
1959 · Movie · 1h 23m · PG
Comedy
"They're taking over the country in an invasion of laughs!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Key crew
- Jack ArnoldDirector
- Roger MacDougallScreenplay
- Edwin AstleyOriginal Music Composer
- 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
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Themes
new york citysatire