Duck Soup (1933)

Plot

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

Cast

Groucho MarxRufus T. Firefly

Harpo MarxPinky

Chico MarxChicolini

Zeppo MarxBob Roland

Margaret DumontGloria Teasdale

Raquel TorresVera Marcal

Louis CalhernAmbassador Trentino

Edmund BreeseZander

Leonid KinskeySylvanian Agitator

Edgar KennedyStreet Vendor

Edward ArnoldPolitician (uncredited)

The Marx Brothers(as The Four Marx Brothers)

Writers and directors

Leo McCareyDirector

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kineticandroid

I never get tired of the idea that someone would think of Groucho Marx is the perfect man to lead a nation into war. Or that Harpo and Chico would be good spies. Or that Zeppo would be interested in a…10. Jul 2014

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tmdb47633491 ★ 7.0/10

The Marx Bros are to Blockbuster as Monty Python are to Netflix and I mean that in the best way possible4. May 2018

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Filipe Manuel Neto ★ 10.0/10

**I would love to send a copy of the film to Vladimir Putin. Would he understand the gesture?** Who would have thought that this film is almost a hundred years old? I just saw it, and it is fresher…16. Oct 2023

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CinemaSerf ★ 6.0/10

Ok, so I’m probably in a tiny minority here but I simply didn’t find the Marx brothers’ style of comedy particularly funny, and this didn’t really do much to change that view. This is all set in the t…6. Mar 2026

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