---
title: 'The Mouse That Roared (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jack Arnold'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mouse-that-roared-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053084/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mouse That Roared (1959)

1959 · 83 min · Science Fiction · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Mouse That Roared is a 1959 British satirical comedy film on a Ban The Bomb theme, based on Leonard Wibberley's novel The Mouse That Roared (1955). It stars Peter Sellers in three roles: Duchess Gloriana XII; Count Rupert Mountjoy, the Prime Minister; and Tully Bascomb, the military leader; and co-stars Jean Seberg. The film was directed by Jack Arnold, and the screenplay was written by Roger MacDougall and Stanley Mann.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jack Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-arnold)
- **Screenplay:** [Roger MacDougall](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-macdougall), [Stanley Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-mann)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Edwin Astley](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwin-astley)
- **Producer:** [Walter Shenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-shenson)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Laurence Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-laurence-wilcox)
- **Editor:** [Raymond Poulton](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-poulton)

## Cast

- [Peter Sellers](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sellers)
- [Bettina Schön](https://cinepixo.com/people/bettina-schon)
- [Timothy Bateson](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-bateson)
- [William Hartnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hartnell)
- [Colin Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-gordon)
- [David Kossoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-kossoff)
- [Leo McKern](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-mckern)
- [Georg Thomalla](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-thomalla)
- [Jean Seberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-seberg)
- [Alfred Balthoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-balthoff)

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