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The Mouse That Roared

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
10K
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The Mouse That Roared (1959)
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ParodyQuirky ComedySatireAdventureComedy

A tiny, impoverished European nation declares war on the United States of America, planning to lose in order to collect post-war compensation, but things don't go according to plan.A tiny, impoverished European nation declares war on the United States of America, planning to lose in order to collect post-war compensation, but things don't go according to plan.A tiny, impoverished European nation declares war on the United States of America, planning to lose in order to collect post-war compensation, but things don't go according to plan.

  • Director
    • Jack Arnold
  • Writers
    • Roger MacDougall
    • Stanley Mann
    • Leonard Wibberley
  • Stars
    • Peter Sellers
    • Jean Seberg
    • William Hartnell
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jack Arnold
    • Writers
      • Roger MacDougall
      • Stanley Mann
      • Leonard Wibberley
    • Stars
      • Peter Sellers
      • Jean Seberg
      • William Hartnell
    • 95User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast50

    Peter Sellers
    Peter Sellers
    • Grand Duchess Gloriana XII…
    Jean Seberg
    Jean Seberg
    • Helen Kokintz
    William Hartnell
    William Hartnell
    • Will Buckley
    David Kossoff
    David Kossoff
    • Doctor Alfred Kokintz
    Leo McKern
    Leo McKern
    • Benter
    MacDonald Parke
    • General Snippet
    • (as Macdonald Parke)
    Austin Willis
    Austin Willis
    • United States Secretary of Defense
    Timothy Bateson
    Timothy Bateson
    • Roger
    Monte Landis
    Monte Landis
    • Cobbley
    • (as Monty Landis)
    Alan Gifford
    Alan Gifford
    • Air Raid Warden
    Colin Gordon
    Colin Gordon
    • BBC Announcer
    Harold Kasket
    • Pedro
    Joe Beckett
    • American General
    • (uncredited)
    Nigel Bernard
    • Fenwickian MP
    • (uncredited)
    Wally Brown
    Wally Brown
    • Air Raid Warden
    • (uncredited)
    Jacques Cey
    • Ticket Collector
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Clay
    • British Ambassador
    • (uncredited)
    Henry De Bray
    • French Ambassador
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jack Arnold
    • Writers
      • Roger MacDougall
      • Stanley Mann
      • Leonard Wibberley
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews95

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    Adventure
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Jack Arnold soon learned that Peter Sellers did his best work on the first take and was usually useless by take three. The actor, schooled in improvisation, couldn't keep the lines fresh if he had to say them over and over.
    • Goofs
      After Grand Fenwick's army sets sail for home, the headline in one American newspaper (the San Francisco Review) references war mobilisation. American newspapers would spell it mobilization.
    • Quotes
      • Grand Duchess Gloriana: How did the war go?
      • Tulley Bascombe: Well, Your Grace, we're home. Actually, there's been a slight change of plan. I know it will come as a surprise, a pleasant one, I hope, but we sort of won.
      • Prime Minster Count Rupert Mountjoy: You sort of WHAT?
    • Crazy credits
      The Columbia Pictures logo in the beginning has the Torch Lady spot a mouse and run off.

      The logo at the end of the film has the Lady return back to the logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Romeo and Juliet Love Theme
      (1868) (uncredited)
      Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
      Played often in the score

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    FAQ3

    • Was this based on a novel?
    • Who were the Duchess and the Prime Minister based on?
    • Where exactly is Grand Fenwick?

    Details

    • Release date
      • November 1959 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Rugido de ratón
    • Filming locations
      • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Open Road Films (II)
      • Highroad Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $450,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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