---
title: 'The Mouse on the Moon (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Lester'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mouse-on-the-moon-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057328/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mouse on the Moon (1963)

1963 · 85 min · Comedy, Science Fiction · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Mouse on the Moon is a 1963 British comedy film, the sequel to The Mouse That Roared. It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel The Mouse on the Moon by Irish author Leonard Wibberley, and was directed by Richard Lester. In it, the people of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, a microstate in Europe, attempt space flight using wine as a propellant. It satirises the space race, Cold War and politics.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Lester](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-lester)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Pertwee](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pertwee), [Leonard Wibberley](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-wibberley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ron Grainer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-grainer)
- **Producer:** [Walter Shenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-shenson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wilkie Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilkie-cooper)
- **Editor:** [Bill Lenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-lenny)

## Cast

- [Frankie Howerd](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-howerd)
- [John Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-phillips)
- [David Kossoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-kossoff)
- [Terry-Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-thomas)
- [John Le Mesurier](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-le-mesurier)
- [John Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wood)
- [Allan Cuthbertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-cuthbertson)
- [Ron Moody](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-moody)
- [Reinhard Glemnitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhard-glemnitz)
- [Tom Aldredge](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-aldredge)
- [Richard Marner](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marner)
- [Margaret Rutherford](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-rutherford)
- [Bernard Cribbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-cribbins)
- [Stringer Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/stringer-davis)
- [Eric Barker](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-barker)

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