The Mouse on the Moon

The Mouse on the Moon is a 1963 British comedy film, an adaptation of the novel The Mouse on the Moon by Irish author Leonard Wibberley. It was directed by Richard Lester and served as the sequel to The Mouse That Roared. In it, the people of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, a microstate, attempt space flight using wine as a propellant. It satirises the space race, Cold War and politics. It starred Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody , June Ritchie, Bernard Cribbins, and Terry-Thomas. David Kossoff reprised his role as Professor Kokintz. Financial disaster looms for Grand Fenwick when the current... vintage of its only export, wine, starts exploding in would-be consumers' faces. Prime Minister Mountjoy decides to ask the United States for a loan, ostensibly to fund its entry in the race to the Moon, but actually to save the duchy . The devious politician knows that the Americans will not believe him, but will consider the half million dollars he is asking for to be cheap propaganda supporting their hollow call for international cooperation in space.
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