Duck Soup

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7,7/10

64 k

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Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Duck Soup (1933)

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Farce Satire Slapstick Comedy Musical

Rufus T. Firefly est nommé président/dictateur de la Freedonie en faillite et déclare la guerre à sa voisine la Sylvanie pour l'amour de la riche Mme Teasdale.Rufus T. Firefly est nommé président/dictateur de la Freedonie en faillite et déclare la guerre à sa voisine la Sylvanie pour l'amour de la riche Mme Teasdale.Rufus T. Firefly est nommé président/dictateur de la Freedonie en faillite et déclare la guerre à sa voisine la Sylvanie pour l'amour de la riche Mme Teasdale.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,7/10

64 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 2 victoires et 2 nominations au total

Rufus T. Firefly
(as The Four Marx Brothers)

Harpo Marx

Pinky
(as The Four Marx Brothers)

Chico Marx

Chicolini
(as The Four Marx Brothers)

Zeppo Marx

Bob Roland
(as The Four Marx Brothers)

The Marx Brothers

Margaret Dumont

Gloria Teasdale

Raquel Torres

Vera Marcal

Louis Calhern

Ambassador Trentino

Edmund Breese

Zander

Leonid Kinskey

Sylvanian Agitator
(as Leonid Kinsky)

Charles Middleton

Prosecutor
(as Charles B. Middleton)

Edgar Kennedy

Lemonade Vendor

Wade Boteler

Officer at Battle Headquarters
(uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Mrs. Teasdale's Butler
(uncredited)

E.H. Calvert

Officer in Battle Sequence
(uncredited)

Davison Clark

Minister of Finance #2
(uncredited)

Louise Closser Hale

Reception Guest
(uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

Dignitary at Reception
(uncredited)

Histoire

Modifier

Le saviez-vous

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Anecdotes
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini banned the film from Italy because he thought it was a direct attack on him. When news of this reached The Marx Brothers, they were reportedly ecstatic.

Gaffes
Vera goes from wearing a dress that shows decolletage, to her breasts being fully covered, during the party scene.

Citations
Rufus T. Firefly: Not that I care, but where is your husband?
Mrs. Teasdale: Why, he's dead.
Rufus T. Firefly: I bet he's just using that as an excuse.
Mrs. Teasdale: I was with him to the very end.
Rufus T. Firefly: No wonder he passed away.
Mrs. Teasdale: I held him in my arms and kissed him.
Rufus T. Firefly: Oh, I see, then it was murder. Will you marry me? Did he leave you any money? Answer the second question first.
Mrs. Teasdale: He left me his entire fortune.
Rufus T. Firefly: Is that so? Can't you see what I'm trying to tell you? I love you.

Connexions
Edited into World War Brown (2014)

Bandes originales
His Excellency Is Due
(1933) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Ruby
Lyrics by Bert Kalmar
Sung by Zeppo Marx and Margaret Dumont with chorus

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10/10

I Wouldn't Join Any Country that Would Have Me.

I'm shocked, shocked at all the negative comments covering this comedy classic. The puns, the insults, are all now comedy classics. The Lemonade Stand & the Mirror Scenes also memorable. I hadn't seen the movie in around 15 years but bought the DVD so my 15 year old son could experience the Marxes. He loved it too.

What I noticed for the first time was the satire of society, manners, government, the military, the bureaucracy (including Roberts Rules of Order). I can't recall any other comedy I've seen that satirizes on such a grand scale.

For Marx Brothers fans this is a must see. It's the boys with no love story or musical interludes in the way.

One word for those who disagree- "Upstart". :-)