The Mouse That Roared (1959)
Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 23min
- Comedy
- Nov 1959 (USA)
- Movie
Photos and Videos
Cast verified as complete
Peter Sellers | ... |
Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert of Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe
|
|
Jean Seberg | ... |
Helen Kokintz
|
|
William Hartnell | ... |
Will Buckley
|
|
David Kossoff | ... |
Doctor Alfred Kokintz
|
|
Leo McKern | ... |
Benter
|
|
MacDonald Parke | ... |
General Snippet
(as Macdonald Parke)
|
|
Austin Willis | ... |
United States Secretary of Defense
|
|
Timothy Bateson | ... |
Roger
|
|
Monte Landis | ... |
Cobbley
(as Monty Landis)
|
|
Alan Gifford | ... |
Air Raid Warden
|
|
Colin Gordon | ... |
BBC Announcer
|
|
Harold Kasket | ... |
Pedro
|
|
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Joe Beckett | ... |
American General (uncredited)
|
|
Nigel Bernard | ... |
Fenwickian MP (uncredited)
|
|
Wally Brown | ... |
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
|
|
Jacques Cey | ... |
Ticket Collector (uncredited)
|
|
Charles Clay | ... |
British Ambassador (uncredited)
|
|
Henry De Bray | ... |
French Ambassador (uncredited)
|
|
Guy Deghy | ... |
Soviet Ambassador (uncredited)
|
|
Eve Eden | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
|
|
Bill Edwards | ... |
Army Captain (uncredited)
|
|
Mabel Etherington | ... |
Ada - Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
|
|
Norman Fisher | ... |
Man in Subway (uncredited)
|
|
Tex Fuller | ... |
Fenwickian (uncredited)
|
|
Richard Gatehouse | ... |
Mulligan (uncredited)
|
|
Muriel Greenslade | ... |
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
|
|
Fred Haggerty | ... |
Fenwickian (uncredited)
|
|
Lindsay Hooper | ... |
Fenwickian (uncredited)
|
|
Tony Jason | ... |
Fenwickian (uncredited)
|
|
Tommy Jenkins | ... |
Fenwickian (uncredited)
|
|
Juba Kennerley | ... |
Maybury (uncredited)
|
|
George Margo | ... |
O'Hara (uncredited)
|
|
Lionel Murton | ... |
American General at the Pentagon (uncredited)
|
|
Bill Nagy | ... |
U.S. Policeman (uncredited)
|
|
Robert O'Neil | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
|
|
Lisa Peake | ... |
Girl in Underground (uncredited)
|
|
Geremy Phillips | ... |
American youth (uncredited)
|
|
Pat Ryan | ... |
American General (uncredited)
|
|
Stuart Saunders | ... |
Cunard Captain (uncredited)
|
|
Stan Simmons | ... |
American Policeman (uncredited)
|
|
Ken Stanley | ... |
Cunard Second Officer (uncredited)
|
|
Fred Stroud | ... |
Fenwickian (uncredited)
|
|
John Tatham | ... |
American Admiral (uncredited)
|
|
John Timberlake | ... |
Fenwickian MP (uncredited)
|
|
Mavis Villiers | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
|
|
Del Watson | ... |
Fenwickian (uncredited)
|
|
John Wilder | ... |
American General (uncredited)
|
|
Billy Wilmot | ... |
Fenwickian (uncredited)
|
|
Fred Wood | ... |
Bird Seller (uncredited)
|
Directed by
Jack Arnold |
Written by
Roger MacDougall | ... | (screenplay) (as Roger Macdougall) & |
Stanley Mann | ... | (screenplay) |
Leonard Wibberley | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Jon Penington | ... | associate producer |
Walter Shenson | ... | producer |
Music by
Edwin Astley |
Cinematography by
John Wilcox | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Raymond Poulton |
Art Direction by
Geoffrey Drake |
Costume Design by
Anthony Mendleson |
Makeup Department
Stuart Freeborn | ... | makeup |
Joyce James | ... | hairdresser |
Production Management
Leon Becker | ... | production supervisor |
James H. Ware | ... | production manager (as James Ware) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philip Shipway | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Red Law | ... | sound |
Richard Marden | ... | sound editor |
George Stephenson | ... | sound |
John Aldred | ... | dubbing mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Gerald Endler | ... | mechanical effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Jack Cooper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Nosher Powell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Austin Dempster | ... | camera operator |
John Winbolt | ... | second unit cameraman (as John Wimbolt) |
Robin Browne | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Geoff Glover | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Edwin Astley | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
Pamela Davies | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Maurice Binder | ... | titles designed by |
Carl Foreman | ... | presenter (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1959) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Kamera Film Aktieselskap (1959) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1959) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1960) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1972) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1977) (Finland) (theatrical)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1983) (United States) (video)
- RCA / Columbia Pictures Video (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Video Trade (1980) (Finland) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1985) (Australia) (video)
- Video Trade (Norway) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Egmont Film (2002) (Norway) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2021) (Australia) (DVD)
- SBS Movies (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- Columbia Pictures (1960) (France) (theatrical) (as Columbia)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick, the smallest country in the world, is nestled in the French Alps. Being as isolated as it is, its life is a throwback to olden days. It is a happy, peace-loving country. Its economy solely rests on export of its only wine, Pinot Grand Fenwick, to the US. When a California vintner starts producing and selling a knock-off of the Pinot Grand Fenwick at a lower price, the Grand Fenwick economy goes into a crisis situation, the country on the brink of bankruptcy. Three protests to the US go largely unanswered. Grand Fenwick's Prime Minister, Rupert of Mountjoy, believes the solution is to declare war on the US, and promptly lose the war in less than a day with no casualties on either side, after which the US, which it has historically done, will provide vast financial aide to rebuild the country. Grand Fenwick's monarch, the Grand Duchess Gloriana XII, ultimately supports this concept. The plan is to send an official declaration of war to the US, have a small army of approximately twenty sail from Marseilles to New York City, and the army immediately surrendering when they can't enter the US without visas anyway. Although seen as a hapless man, the person to lead the mission is Tully Bascombe, who inherited the roles of Grand Fenwick's head forest ranger, head field marshal and grand constable of the armed forces, which still uses longbows and arrows as their weapon. The Prime Minister and Duchess believe that even Tully cannot screw up losing the war. But things do not go according to plan, due largely to the US official receiving the declaration believing it to be a gag, and events happening in New York City the day the army arrives leading to the army having no one to surrender to. Things take a further turn when Tully believes that they can actually win the war by kidnapping Doctor Alfred Kokintz and his q-bomb - which is exponentially more deadly than the h-bomb - which he is developing for the US. This move by Tully leads to an all-out global crisis. In the process, they need to also kidnap Kokintz's daughter, Helen Kokintz, with who Tully falls in love, but who sees in Tully solely a criminal. Even the greatest diplomatic minds may not be able to figure a way out of this crisis, especially with Tully on the scene. Written by Huggo |
Plot Keywords | |
Taglines | The Hilarious Story of How the Duchy of Grand Fenwick Waged War on the U.S. - and Won See more » |
Genres | |
Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
Certification |
|
Additional Details
Also Known As |
|
Runtime |
|
Country | |
Language | |
Color | |
Aspect Ratio |
|
Sound Mix | |
Filming Locations |
Box Office
Budget | $450,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Peter Sellers made this film in part as a means of emulating his hero, Alec Guinness, by playing multiple roles in one movie. See more » |
Goofs | After Grand Fenwick's army sets sail for home, the headlines in one American newspapers (the San Francisco Review) talks about war mobilisation. American newspapers would spell it mobilization. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982). See more » |
Soundtracks | Romeo and Juliet Love Theme See more » |
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. See more » |
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? See more » |