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Duck Soup (1933)

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Leo McCarey

Writer:

Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Arthur Sheekman

Release Date:

Nov 17, 1933

Runtime:

1hr 8m

Synopsis

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

Cast

  • The Marx Brothers
  • Groucho Marx
  • Harpo Marx
  • Chico Marx
  • Zeppo Marx
  • Margaret Dumont
  • Raquel Torres
  • Louis Calhern
  • Edmund Breese
  • Leonid Kinskey

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Metacritic

93
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Based on 15 Critics
7.6

USER SCORE (30)

Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Reviews
100

There is an odd moment when Harpo shows Groucho a doghouse tattooed on his stomach, and in a special effect a real dog emerges and barks at him. The brothers broke the classical structure of movie comedy and glued it back again haphazardly, and nothing was ever the same.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
100

The sheer silliness is inspired.

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Metacritic review by Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
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