The Mouse That Roared
- 1959 film
Classic comedy in which Peter Sellers plays multiple roles. The tiny Grand Duchy of Fenwick declares war on the United States. Also features Jean Seberg, William Hartnell, David Kossoff, Leo McKern, Macdonald Parke and more.
- Repeated Tuesday 11th March at 2:35pm on Film4
Press clippings
Peter Sellers takes three roles in a jolly British comedy, adapted from Leonard Wibberley's novel The Wrath of Grapes. He plays the prime minister of the tiny state of Grand Fenwick, which decides to declare war on the US as a shaky ruse to avoid bankruptcy. Sellers also plays the heroic Tully Bascombe, who leads the archaic army's 20-strong, chain-mail clad invasion force, and is quite astonishing as Queen Gloriana.
Paul Howlett, The Guardian, 11th May 2017