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The Mouse That Roared is a 1959 science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold. The screenplay was written by Roger MacDougall and Stanley Mann, with music composed by Edwin Astley. The cast includes Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, William Hartnell, and Leo McKern. The film was produced by Highroad Productions and Columbia Pictures, with distribution handled by Columbia Pictures and Netflix.
The narrative is set in New York City and is described as a satire. It has a runtime of 83 minutes and was originally released in English. The movie originated in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is part of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick Collection and was followed by The Mouse on the Moon. Distribution formats include video on demand.
Critical reception includes a review score of 7.2 out of 10 and 90 percent. The film holds a rating of 6.9 on IMDb and a vote average of 6.3 on TMDb. Genres associated with the work include adventure and comedy. The tagline for the film is "They're taking over the country in an invasion of laughs!"
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6.3The 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 (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.
Cast
- Peter Sellers as Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe
- Jean Seberg as Helen Kokintz
- William Hartnell as Will Buckley
- David Kossoff as Professor Alfred Kokintz
- Leo McKern as Benter
- MacDonald Parke as General Snippet
Themes
- new york city
- satire
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- science fiction film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Mouse on the Moon
- Director
- Jack Arnold
- Screenwriter
- Stanley Mann
- Cast member
- Colin Gordon
- Composer
- Edwin Astley
- Producer
- Walter Shenson
- Cinematographer
- John Laurence Wilcox
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 629714
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1959-01-01
- title
- The Mouse That Roared
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 90%
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