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The Mouse That Roared

  • 19591959
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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The Mouse That Roared (1959)
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  • Comedy
An impoverished backward nation declares a war on the United States of America, hoping to lose, but things don't go according to plan.An impoverished backward nation declares a war on the United States of America, hoping to lose, but things don't go according to plan.An impoverished backward nation declares a war on the United States of America, hoping to lose, but things don't go according to plan.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
8.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jack Arnold
  • Writers
    • Roger MacDougall(screenplay)
    • Stanley Mann(screenplay)
    • Leonard Wibberley(novel)
  • Stars
    • Peter Sellers
    • Jean Seberg
    • William Hartnell
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jack Arnold
  • Writers
    • Roger MacDougall(screenplay)
    • Stanley Mann(screenplay)
    • Leonard Wibberley(novel)
  • Stars
    • Peter Sellers
    • Jean Seberg
    • William Hartnell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 78User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    The Mouse That Roared (1959)
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    Peter Sellers and William Hartnell in The Mouse That Roared (1959)
    Peter Sellers and William Hartnell in The Mouse That Roared (1959)
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    Peter Sellers in The Mouse That Roared (1959)
    Peter Sellers and William Hartnell in The Mouse That Roared (1959)
    Peter Sellers and Jean Seberg in The Mouse That Roared (1959)
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    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
    • 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(screenplay)
      • Stanley Mann(screenplay)
      • Leonard Wibberley(novel)
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    • Trivia
      The Marseilles and New York harbor sequences were filmed in Southampton, UK. The presence of the Queen Elizabeth ocean liner there was a lucky coincidence.
    • Goofs
      The narrator says at the beginning that Grand Fenwick, sized at 15¾ square miles, is the smallest country in the world. Monaco and the Vatican are much smaller, so small, in fact, that even put together they are still much smaller than Grand Fenwick. Monaco itself is approximately 1 square mile. Even smaller is the Vatican, whose area is measured in mere acreage.
    • Quotes

      [There is an explosion and we see a huge mushroom cloud on the horizon]

      Narrator: Ladies and gentlemen, this is not the end of the film. However, something like this might easily happen, and we thought we should put you in the proper mood. And now, back to our story.

    • Crazy credits
      The Columbia lady (played by a live actress) runs out of the logo when a mouse enters the scene. Her torch, and its electric cord, are left behind hanging from the ceiling. The scene runs in reverse in the end credits.
    • 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

    User reviews78

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Light, charming
    Yes, the "joke" is rather a truism: declare war on the US, lose and then collect the massive foreign aid we always send... Peter Sellers has fun in his several roles, along with a cast of strong supporting actors. The standard "pretty blonde" is Jean Seberg -- who seems not to know what she's doing in this role: comedy was not the lady's strongpoint.

    Yet there is something very gentle and charming that moves this film along. I suppose that little something could very well be that the "bottom line" for the tiny country was world peace... Not a bad concept.

    Worth watching.
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    • May 25, 2002

    FAQ3

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

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Die Maus, die brüllte
    • Filming locations
      • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Highroad Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $450,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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