Mouse That Roared, The
Date: 1959
Director: Jack Arnold
Production Company: Highroad Productions, Open Road Films
Stars: Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, William Hartnell, David Kossoff
Location(s): Hampshire, London, New York
Region(s): London M-N, Rest Of The World, South East M-Q
Storyline:
An impoverished backward nation declares a war on the United States of America, hoping to lose, but things don’t go according to plan.
Additional Information:
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- Capture 1
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Tully Bascombe (Peter Sellers) and Will Buckley (William Hartnell) lead the Grand Fenwick army to the boat in Marseilles. Somewhere in the Docks, Southampton, Hampshire.
- Capture 2
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Tully feels queasy as soon as he's on board. Southampton Docks.
- Capture 3
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When the army arrive in New York they find the city deserted. A stock shot of Trinity Church, as seen from Wall Street, establishing their destination.
Rik Lee captured a more populated view four years ago.
- Capture 4
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Another stock shot of New York where everyone is sheltering during an air raid drill. Looking South along Park Avenue from 51st Street towards the Helmsley Building.
- Capture 5
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The start of a tilt shot as the army search New York for someone to surrender to. The corner of London Street and Mark Lane in EC3 with the Institute of Marine Engineers Memorial Building at 76 Mark Lane to the left.
- Capture 6
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As the camera tilts downwards, Tully and his men come into view. The corner of London Street and Mark Lane identified by Christoper Matheson.
- Capture 7
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Will hears a squeak after Tully's mail has gone rusty in the rain. An unidentified location but . . . . in the background is a sign for Grant & Co, Importers of an illegible commodity.
- Capture 8
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The army secure a lorry and drive to the New York Institute of Advanced Physics. Unknown location.
- Capture 9
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Helen (Jean Seberg) and her father, Professor Kokintz, are captured and taken back to the boat. Studio buildings, maybe part of Southampton Docks or an unidentified location.
- Capture 10
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The army arrives back in New York Harbour with their captives and the 'Q' bomb. Southampton, Hampshire.