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26 October 1959 (USA) moreTagline:
The Hilarous Story of How the Duchy of Grand Fenwick Waged War on the U.S. - and WonPlot:
An impoverished backward nation declares a war on the United States of America, hoping to lose. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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A good, trim, well paced satire brimming with irony moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. July 11 | 8:00 PM | TCM |
Cast
(Credited cast)| Peter Sellers | ... | Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe | |
| Jean Seberg | ... | Helen Kokintz | |
| William Hartnell | ... | Will Buckley | |
| David Kossoff | ... | Professor Alfred Kokintz | |
| Leo McKern | ... | Benter | |
| MacDonald Parke | ... | General Snippet | |
| Austin Willis | ... | United States Secretary of Defense | |
| Timothy Bateson | ... | Roger | |
| Monte Landis | ... | Cobbley | |
| Alan Gifford | |||
| Colin Gordon | ... | BBC Announcer | |
| Harold Kasket | ... | Pedro |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
83 minCountry:
USAColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-8 | UK:U | USA:Unrated | West Germany:12 | Sweden:BtlFun Stuff
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Peter Sellers made this film in part as a means of emulating his hero, Alec Guinness, by playing multiple roles in one movie. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: After Grand Fenwick's army sets sail for home, the headlines in several American newspapers talk about war mobilisation. American newspapers would spell it mobilization. moreQuotes:
[There is an explosion and we see a huge mushroom cloud on the horizon]Narrator: Ladies and gentlemen, this is not the end of the film. However, something like this might easily happen, and we thought we should put you in the proper mood. And now, back to our story.
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Romeo and Juliet Love Theme moreFAQ
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This little satire of the cold war has none of the smug reactionary stances that the original novel had. It takes aim at great powers and small no-powers, it skewers democracies (like the US and Britain) and aristocracies (like the grand duchy of Fenwick and Britain) and shows absolutely no mercy.
Done when Peter Sellers was in his "fat boy" period, this well cut little movie has to be placed in context in order to be appreciated fully. 40 years ago the world was quite different, and this movie reminds you of it. See something totally different from the same period, like Rear Window by Hitchcock to get you in the spirit of the times.