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The Mouse That Roared on DVD (1959)

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Average rating: 68%
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3.5
from 178 members
 
Starring: Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, David Kossoff, William Hartnell
Director: Jack Arnold
Studio: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time: 80 mins
Certificate: PG
Genres: Comedy
Languages: English
Dubbed: French, German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Released: 05/08/2002

Brief synopsis of The Mouse That Roared

In Jack Arnold's satirical film, the world's smallest country, the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, keeps its economy afloat by exporting their wine, Pinot Grand Fenwick, to America. When the state of California bottles a cheaper version, Pinot Grand Enwick, bankruptcy looms for the tiny Duchy, so it decides to wage war against America in order to lose and collect foreign aid. As with many of his films, the great Peter Sellers adroitly plays three different roles.

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Critics Reviews

Rating of 3 stars out of 5 Radio Times

Adapted from Leonard Wibberley's novel The Wrath of Grapes, this wry little comedy opens brightly, but quickly loses direction as its one joke is stretched to breaking point. The idea of a tiny country declaring war on America to benefit from aid in defeat is a lovely one, but not even Peter Sellers in three widely differing roles can compensate for the longueurs that occupy the film's final hour. Jean Seberg (whose next picture — Jean-Luc Godard's A Bout de Souffle — would make her an international star) is wasted in support, along with David Kossoff and William Hartnell.

Time Out

Engaging Ealing-ish comedy about the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, a Lilliputian state which declares war on America on the... Read more on www.timeout.com

Rating of 2 stars out of 4 Halliwell's Film Guide

Lively comedy which sounds rather better than it plays, but has bright moments.

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Rated - 4 starsHidden Sellers Gem

A customer from Canterbury , 23/02/2005

I had never heard of this film before finding it here. It was great Sellers; a little silly but sharp political satire in the vein of Dr. Strangelove. It is not quite at the level of the good Dr., but it does highlight the insanity and sometimes hilarious aspects of cold war culture, international relations and what a bunch of bumbling idiots our leaders really are.

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Rated - 4 starsGood Entertainment

A customer from Perthshire, Scotland , 25/10/2005

A great British classic if you love old films. I enjoyed it even though it is older than me.

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Rated - 3 starsStill enjoyable

Harry1938uk from Herts , 05/06/2004

I rented this movie for my grandson to watch. I enjoyed it as much as I did years ago when I first saw it.

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Rated - 5 starsThe years do not detract

A customer from Wales , 15/01/2007

Here is a film where the supreme masters of comedy have gathered to make a wonderful movie with a great story line. It has a Hans Christian Anderson quality about the story but then, with Peter Sellers giving such magnificent performances, what else could be expected.

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Rated - 4 starsFun satire

A customer from Sheffield , 05/02/2008

A good fun satire much in the ilk of the Ealing Comedies.

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Rated - 3 starsStill enjoyable

Harry1938uk from Herts , 05/06/2004

I rented this movie for my grandson to watch. I enjoyed it as much as I did years ago when I first saw it.

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