The Mouse on the Moon (1963)

Directed by

Richard Lester

Genre

comedy film, science fiction film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The tiny country of Grand Fenwick tries to win the space race by using wine as rocket fuel. It pokes fun at Cold War politics and the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union.

light-heartedsatiricalwhimsicalcomedicplayfulbreezymildnostalgic

What happens

The Mouse on the Moon is a 1963 British comedy film, the sequel to The Mouse That Roared. It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel The Mouse on the Moon by Irish author Leonard Wibberley, and was directed by Richard Lester. In it, the people of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, a microstate in Europe, attempt space flight using wine as a propellant. It satirises the space race, Cold War and politics. Peter Sellers, who had played three roles in the first film, did not return for this sequel and was replaced by Margaret Rutherford and Ron Moody for two of Sellers' characters. The third character, Tully Bascombe, was not present in the sequel. Likewise Leo McKern did not reprise his role of Benter; this part was played by Roddy McMillan. The film also featured June Ritchie, Bernard Cribbins and Terry-Thomas, with David Kossoff reprising his role as Professor Kokintz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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