
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick, the smallest country in the world, is nestled in the French Alps. Being as isolated as it is, its life is a throwback to olden days. It is a happy, peace-loving country. Its economy solely rests on export of its only wine, Pinot Grand Fenwick, to the US. When a California vintner starts producing and selling a knock-off of the Pinot Grand Fenwick at a lower price, the Grand Fenwick economy goes into a crisis situation, the country on the brink of b... (Full plot summary below)
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The Duchy of Grand Fenwick, the smallest country in the world, is nestled in the French Alps. Being as isolated as it is, its life is a throwback to olden days. It is a happy, peace-loving country. Its economy solely rests on export of its only wine, Pinot Grand Fenwick, to the US. When a California vintner starts producing and selling a knock-off of the Pinot Grand Fenwick at a lower price, the Grand Fenwick economy goes into a crisis situation, the country on the brink of bankruptcy. Three protests to the US go largely unanswered. Grand Fenwick's Prime Minister, Rupert of Mountjoy, believes the solution is to declare war on the US, and promptly lose the war in less than a day with no casualties on either side, after which the US, which it has historically done, will provide vast financial aide to rebuild the country. Grand Fenwick's monarch, the Grand Duchess Gloriana XII, ultimately supports this concept. The plan is to send an official declaration of war to the US, have a small army of approximately twenty sail from Marseilles to New York City, and the army immediately surrendering when they can't enter the US without visas anyway. Although seen as a hapless man, the person to lead the mission is Tully Bascombe, who inherited the roles of Grand Fenwick's head forest ranger, head field marshal and grand constable of the armed forces, which still uses longbows and arrows as their weapon. The Prime Minister and Duchess believe that even Tully cannot screw up losing the war. But things do not go according to plan, due largely to the US official receiving the declaration believing it to be a gag, and events happening in New York City the day the army arrives leading to the army having no one to surrender to. Things take a further turn when Tully believes that they can actually win the war by kidnapping Doctor Alfred Kokintz and his q-bomb - which is exponentially more deadly than the h-bomb - which he is developing for the US. This move by Tully leads to an all-out global crisis. In the process, they need to also kidnap Kokintz's daughter, Helen Kokintz, with who Tully falls in love, but who sees in Tully solely a criminal. Even the greatest diplomatic minds may not be able to figure a way out of this crisis, especially with Tully on the scene.
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| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaSátira anti-belicista que envelheceu mal e cuja relevância diz respeito apenas à performance de Sellers como a grã-duquesa de Fenwick. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzSellers distinguished himself only in his role in drag. |
| The SpectatorIsabel QuiglyThe Mouse that Roared might be filed away like old Punches to show our grandchildren what Stout Party collapsed at in 1959. |
| User ReviewPriyu KA simple but funny comedy, Sellers is ridiculous. The whole thing is tongue in cheek, but a quacker. Jean Seberg sucks, but here it lends something to the frenzy. |
| User ReviewRyan KA truly hilarious comedy that I liked a ton! Very enjoyable and very funny |
| User ReviewJames KNow why don't people make movies like this anymore? Brilliant concept, well executed, and most importantly, at one point, I'm sure I heard a man say in a thick New York accent, "Sayyyy, what's the big idea?" |
| User ReviewJon TThis movie, I thought was hilarious! Strange in a funny way. |
| User ReviewOrsolya KA lovely, naive comedy from '59, with Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers and Peter Sellers. :) Nothing spectacular - I simply liked it. |
| User ReviewSarah DIt's quite different from the book, which I'd never heard of until this year, but it is really ironic in its plot devise, both of them, the book and the movie. |
| User ReviewScott RGreat cold war comedy. Satire at its best . I saw this when I was a kid and just now. it still holds up after all this time. And a plus for the late great Peter Sellers! |