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Fueled by inspired silliness and blessed with some of the Marx brothers' most brilliant work, Duck Soup is one of its -- or any -- era's finest comedies. Read critic reviews
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Duck Soup videos
Duck Soup: Official Clip - The Mirror Scene
Duck Soup: Official Clip - I Object!
Duck Soup: Official Clip - To War
Duck Soup: Official Clip - The Laws of My Administration
Duck Soup: Official Clip - I Was Gonna Ask for the Whole Wig
Duck Soup: Official Clip - This Means War!
Duck Soup: Official Clip - Working His Magic
Duck Soup: Official Clip - The Lemonade Vendor
Duck Soup: Official Clip - Without a Word
Duck Soup: Official Clip - These Are My Spies
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Movie Info
When the tiny nation of Freedonia goes bankrupt, its wealthy benefactor, Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont), insists that the wacky Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) become the country's president. Sensing a weakness in leadership, the bordering nation of Sylvania sends in the spies Pinky (Harpo Marx) and Chicolini (Chico Marx) to set the stage for a revolution. As Firefly clashes with the Sylvanian ambassador (Louis Calhern), plenty of mayhem ensues, and the countries verge on all-out war.
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Genre: Comedy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Leo McCarey
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Producer: Herman J. Mankiewicz
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Distributor: MCA/Universal Home Video, Paramount Pictures
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Production Co: Paramount Pictures
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Sound Mix: Mono
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Audience Reviews for Duck Soup
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The Marx brothers raise hell and guns and laughter in this classic, with big musical numbers and a hysterical slapstick humor full of puns and physical gags and memorable scenes that helped define the comedy genre and were an inspiration to many great comedians who came after.
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It is perhaps a shame that I have only had exposure to the Marx Brothers through this film. They have such a wonderful comedic sense amongst themselves led by Groucho who is wonderful as the leader of Freedonia. Timeless humour.
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Dispite the short duration of it and the lack of more informations about McCarey's storytelling, Duck Soup is one of the finest Marx Brothers film. Laugh out loud all the 69 minutes. Groucho presents the most unforgettable character of his career, Rufus T. Firefly, that sometimes remember Chaplin's The Great Dictator, a few Three Stooges shorts and we can see too the clear influence that Rufus had in Sacha Baron Cohen's Admiral General Aladeen. Fresh.
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The best movie to see on election night! Freedonia rules. Rufus Firefly for president.
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