The Mouse That Roared (1959)

Directed by

Jack Arnold

Genre

science fiction film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 139 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small European country decides to declare war on the United States as a plan to get aid money. The scheme backfires in an unexpected way.

satiricallightheartedwhimsicaldeadpanplayfulcleverbriskwry

What happens

The Mouse That Roared is a 1959 British satirical comedy film on a Ban The Bomb theme, based on Leonard Wibberley's novel The Mouse That Roared (1955). It stars Peter Sellers in three roles: Duchess Gloriana XII; Count Rupert Mountjoy, the Prime Minister; and Tully Bascomb, the military leader; and co-stars Jean Seberg. The film was directed by Jack Arnold, and the screenplay was written by Roger MacDougall and Stanley Mann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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