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Duck Soup (1933)

NR ★ 7.3/10 68 min Comedy, War United States English
Director: Leo McCarey
Writers: Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Nat Perrin, Arthur Sheekman
Lyricists: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
Story by: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
Streaming: Not available
War is swell...when the Marx Brothers are in it. They'll be out of the trenches by Christmas...if the food doesn't improve!

Description

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

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Top Cast

Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx Rufus T. Firefly
Harpo Marx
Harpo Marx Pinky
Chico Marx
Chico Marx Chicolini
Zeppo Marx
Zeppo Marx Bob Roland
Margaret Dumont
Margaret Dumont Gloria Teasdale
Raquel Torres
Raquel Torres Vera Marcal
Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern Ambassador Trentino
Edmund Breese
Edmund Breese Zander

Duck Soup Appears on 23 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #926
AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
American Film Institute #60
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #108
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #190
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #103
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #183
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #221

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #95
BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time
BBC #05
Collider’s 100 Essential Movies Any Serious Film Fan Should See
Collider #36
Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Movies as of 2013
Entertainment Weekly #31
Entertainment Weekly’s 55 Essential Movies Kids Must Experience (Before they turn 13)
Entertainment Weekly #39
Paste Magazines Best Movies Of The 1930s
Paste Magazine #21
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #106
The Guardian And Observer Critics Top 10 Comedy Movies
The Guardian #07
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #112
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #42
Yahoo Movies 100 Movies To See Before You
Yahoo Movies #30

Filmmaker Curation

Bill Hader's Favorite Movies
Collider #78
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #036
James Gray's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #33

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1930 1939 Films
Letterboxd #34
Showdown The Goat
Letterboxd Showdown #13

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