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The Mouse That Roared (1959) was a Comedy - War Film directed by Jack Arnold and produced by Walter Shenson and Jon Penington.

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The Mouse That Roared (1959)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 4, 2022 From 4 Star Films

There’s something illuminating about getting a movie from our neighbors across the pond that offers a winking look at American society. The movie takes its title quite literally, scaring off the Columbia lady with a critter who subsequently carries away the animated title sequence. Because the... Read full article


The Mouse That Roared (1959)

By Beatrice on Nov 9, 2016 From Flickers in Time

The Mouse That Roared Directed by Jack Arnold Written by Roger MacDougall and Stanley Mann from a novel by Leonard Wibberly 1959/UK Columbia Pictures Corporation/Highroad Productions First viewing/Netflix rental Monty Python came from a rich tradition, including this Cold War satire which also fe... Read full article


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Quotes from The Mouse That Roared

Prime Minster Count Rupert Mountjoy: I move we declare war on the United States of America.
Benter: As leader of the party of the common man, I say that war is reprehensible, barbaric, unforgivable, and unthinkable. And I second the motion.


Benter: Stay away from...


General Snippet: I warn you, madam - I know the entire Geneva Convention by heart!
Grand Duchess Gloriana: Oh, how nice! You must recite it for me some evening; I play the harpsichord.


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Facts about The Mouse That Roared

Among the musical quotations used by Edwin Astley in the film were excerpts from Felix Mendelssohn's "Hebrides Overture", "Rule Britannia", "A Life on the Ocean Waves", "Frankie and Johnnie", a number of American marches, including a number of passages from "Our Director" and Astley's own score for The Adventures of Robin Hood.
Peter Sellers made this film in part as a means of emulating his hero, Alec Guinness, by playing multiple roles in one movie.
The New York invasion sequence was filmed in Manhattan on a Sunday morning, accounting for the city's empty streets.
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