Duck Soup
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!
7.3
879 votes
1933
1h 8m
Comedy
War
Overview
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Directed by Leo McCarey
Top cast
Groucho Marx
Rufus T. Firefly
Harpo Marx
Pinky
Chico Marx
Chicolini
Zeppo Marx
Bob Roland
Margaret Dumont
Gloria Teasdale
Raquel Torres
Vera Marcal
Louis Calhern
Ambassador Trentino
Edmund Breese
Zander
Leonid Kinskey
Sylvanian Agitator
Charles Middleton
Prosecutor
Edgar Kennedy
Street Vendor
Edward Arnold
Politician (uncredited)
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)
Carrie Daumery
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Maude Turner Gordon
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Reception Guest (uncredited)Details
Status
Released
Release date
November 12, 1933
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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