A tiny country persuades the Americans and Soviets that they're starting a space program, when they really just want some money for new plumbing.A tiny country persuades the Americans and Soviets that they're starting a space program, when they really just want some money for new plumbing.A tiny country persuades the Americans and Soviets that they're starting a space program, when they really just want some money for new plumbing.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
- Maurice Spender
- (as Terry Thomas)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaAlthough other characters from The Mouse That Roared (1959) appeared (Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy and his opposition leader Benter) David Kossoff (Kokintz) was the only principal cast member of The Mouse That Roared (1959) who returned to play the same role in this movie.
- GoofsAt the beginning of the movie, as the guard falls, he is wearing a large fluffy black hat, commonly known as a busby, which then appears and disappears in each subsequent shot.
- Quotes
News Announcer: Yesterday morning at 11:00 o'clock the Duchy of Grand Fenwick launched a two-man rocket toward the moon. Officials at Jodrell Bank tracking station reported that the rocket is on course, and should undoubtedly reach its objective. This unexpected achievement has been welcomed throughout the world as an example of true international cooperation in space. The rocket's nuclear fuel was developed by Grand Fenwick. The rocket itself originated in Russia, and the entire operation has been financed by the United States. The wristwatch worn by astronaut Vincent Mountjoy is of British design and manufacture, purchased by the spaceman while a student in England. It is a stainless-steel anti-magnetic self-winding watch, shockproof and waterproof. One of our correspondents who visited the Manchester factory where it was made found workers and management proud and elated that a British precision instrument is playing such a vital role in Man's greatest venture. Their feelings were summed up by Mr. Albert Thorpe, foreman of the works, who said, "This is a great day for us, let no one say Britain is lagging behind."
- ConnectionsFollows The Mouse That Roared (1959)
Scripted with his usual good-natured cynicism by Michael Pertwee, there are shafts of genial satire, like the description of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick in the opening narration as "the smallest and least progressive country in the entire world" and the use in the space race of former Nazis by both the Russians and Uncle Sam.
David Kossoff returns from the original; while the three roles played in the original by Peter Sellers are here split between Margaret Rutherford (who gets top billing), Ron Moody and Bernard Cribbins; with June Ritchie a fetching young beatnik.
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- Also known as
- Auch die Kleinen wollen nach oben
- Filming locations
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA(establishing shot - archive footage)
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1