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The Mouse That Roared (1959) 7.0
An impoverished backward nation declares a war on the United States of America, hoping to lose, but things don't go according to plan. Director:Jack Arnold |
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United States Secretary of Defense
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BBC Announcer
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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 to New York (armed with longbows) which arrives during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets. Wandering about to find someone to surrender to, they discover a scientist with a special ultimate weapon that can destroy the Earth. When they capture him and his bomb they are faced with a new possibility: What do you do when you win a war? Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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The Hilarious Story of How the Duchy of Grand Fenwick Waged War on the U.S. - and WonParents Guide:
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Country:
UKRelease Date:
November 1959 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El rugido del ratón See more »Box Office
Budget:
$450,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Color (Eastman Color by Pathé)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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(1914) (uncredited)
Music by Kenneth Alford
In the score when the General eats from a tin plate
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Did You Know?
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Among the musical quotations used by Edwin Astley in the film were excerpts from Felix Mendelssohn's "Hebrides Overture", "Rule Britannia", "A Life on the Ocean Waves", "Frankie and Johnnie", a number of American marches, including a number of passages from "Our Director" and Astley's own score for The Adventures of Robin Hood. See more »Goofs
When the Queen Elizabeth encounters the ship carrying the Grand Fenwick troops returning from New York, the ship's officer calls "ship off the port bow." In the next shot, the troop ship is shown off the Queen Elizabeth's starboard bow. See more »Quotes
Prime Minster Count Rupert Mountjoy: My idea was sound. Only an idiot could have won this war, and he did.See more »
Crazy Credits
An animated mouse roars like a lion as the title appears onscreen. See more »Soundtracks
"Colonel Bogey March"(1914) (uncredited)
Music by Kenneth Alford
In the score when the General eats from a tin plate
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This is a delightful movie, my wife and I have enjoyed this one over the years. And each year it is better. The message is blunt, declare war on the U.S. and lose. However, it is the subtle background which is so good. One must just sit back and enjoy the movie and Peter Sellers. It is not often one gets to just watch a master of the arts at work. There is nothing heavy duty slapstick. Just a fun time.