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Rated: 4/5 • Nov 9, 2007. When the tiny nation of Grand Fenwick's only export, a special wine, begins to be produced in California, their entire economy collapses.
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose, and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force to New York (armed with longbows) which arrives during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.
The Mouse That Roared has earned $50 million to date. It was filmed for $450,000, a low budget even in 1959. The film premiered in a special screening for diplomats held in Geneva May 23, 1959. The Mouse That Roared opened officially at the Guild Theatre in New York, where it played for two years.
8.78K subscribers. Subscribed. 622. 49K views 1 year ago. An impoverished backward nation declares a war on the United States of America, hoping to lose, but things don't go according to plan....
The Mouse That Roared is a 1955 satirical novel by Irish writer Leonard Wibberley, which launched a series of satirical books about an imaginary country in Europe called the Duchy of Grand Fenwick. Wibberley used the premise to make commentaries about modern politics and world situations, including the nuclear arms race, nuclear weapons in ...
The Mouse That Roared #1. Leonard Wibberley. 4.03. 2,333 ratings251 reviews. The tiny Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides the only way to survive an economic downturn is to declare war on the United States and lose to get foreign aid - but things don't go according to plan.
THE MOUSE THAT ROARED. 1959. |. Comedy. In this outlandish, sidesplitting tale of the fortunes of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, a mythical land on the verge of bankruptcy because its one export, a fine wine, has been undercut by a US company.
