The Mouse on the Moon

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The Mouse on the Moon
Directed by	Richard Lester
Produced by	Walter Shenson
Starring	Margaret Rutherford Bernard Cribbins Terry-Thomas
Music by	Ron Grainer
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	1963
Running time	100 min.
Country	U.K.
Language	English
Preceded by	The Mouse That Roared

The Mouse on the Moon is a novel by Irish author Leonard Wibberley. It was released in 1962 as the sequel to The Mouse That Roared. In it, the people of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, an isolated mountain microstate, attempt space flight using wine as a propellant. The film satirises the space race, Cold War politics, and spy films.

Its film adaptation of the same title was released in 1963, directed by Richard Lester and advertised as the sequel to The Mouse That Roared. The film starred Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Bernard Cribbins, and Terry-Thomas instead of Sellers, who refused to do the film. However, Sellers recommended Lester who he knew from his direction of The Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film as director. David Kossoff repeats his role as Professor Kokintz. The film was made on sets left over from Cornel Wilde's film Sword of Lancelot. Producer Walter Shenson and director Lester next made The Beatles film A Hard Day's Night.

The film had its American premiere at Cape Canaveral where the attending cast members met American astronauts.

[edit] External links

• The Mouse on the Moon at the Internet Movie Database