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The Mouse That Roared (1959)

They're taking over the country in an invasion of laughs!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Jack Arnold
Writer : Roger MacDougall, Stanley Mann

Synopsis

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 (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.

Actors

Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe
Jean Seberg
Jean Seberg
Helen Kokintz
William Hartnell
William Hartnell
Will Buckley
David Kossoff
David Kossoff
Professor Alfred Kokintz
Leo McKern
Leo McKern
Benter
MacDonald Parke
MacDonald Parke
General Snippet
Austin Willis
Austin Willis
United States Secretary of Defense
Timothy Bateson
Timothy Bateson
Roger
Monte Landis
Monte Landis
Cobbley
Alan Gifford
Alan Gifford
Air Raid Warden
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon
BBC Announcer
Harold Kasket
Harold Kasket
Pedro
Guy Deghy
Guy Deghy
Soviet Ambassador (uncredited)
Eve Eden
Eve Eden
Spectator (uncredited)
Bill Edwards
Bill Edwards
Army Captain (uncredited)
Mabel Etherington
Mabel Etherington
Ada - Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Muriel Greenslade
Muriel Greenslade
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Fred Haggerty
Fred Haggerty
Fenwickian (uncredited)
Juba Kennerley
Juba Kennerley
Maybury (uncredited)
George Margo
George Margo
O'Hara (uncredited)
Lionel Murton
Lionel Murton
American General at the Pentagon (uncredited)
Bill Nagy
Bill Nagy
U.S. Policeman (uncredited)
Robert O'Neil
Robert O'Neil
Reporter (uncredited)
Pat Ryan
Pat Ryan
American General (uncredited)
Stuart Saunders
Stuart Saunders
Sergeant (uncredited)
Fred Stroud
Fred Stroud
Fenwickian (uncredited)
John Tatum
John Tatum
American Admiral (uncredited)
Mavis Villiers
Mavis Villiers
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Fred Wood
Bird Seller (uncredited)

Crews

Jack Arnold
Jack Arnold
Director
Roger MacDougall
Roger MacDougall
Screenplay
Stanley Mann
Stanley Mann
Screenplay
Leonard Wibberley
Leonard Wibberley
Novel
Walter Shenson
Walter Shenson
Producer
Edwin Astley
Edwin Astley
Original Music Composer
John Wilcox
John Wilcox
Director of Photography
Raymond Poulton
Raymond Poulton
Editor
Gerald Endler
Gerald Endler
Mechanical Designer
Jon Penington
Jon Penington
Associate Producer
Leon Becker
Leon Becker
Production Supervisor
Geoffrey Drake
Geoffrey Drake
Art Direction
James H. Ware
James H. Ware
Production Manager
Maurice Binder
Maurice Binder
Title Designer
Austin Dempster
Austin Dempster
Camera Operator
Red Law
Red Law
Sound
George Stephenson
George Stephenson
Sound
Philip Shipway
Philip Shipway
Assistant Director
Pamela Davies
Pamela Davies
Continuity
Richard Marden
Richard Marden
Sound Editor
Stuart Freeborn
Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist
John Winbolt
John Winbolt
Second Unit Cinematographer
Anthony Mendleson
Anthony Mendleson
Costume Designer
Joyce James
Joyce James
Hairdresser
Edwin Astley
Edwin Astley
Conductor

Trailers and other movies

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