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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!

  • Movie
  • 1933
  • NR
  • 1h 8m

Directed by Leo McCarey

7.3

TMDB audience rating
7.3 out of 10 from 898 votes

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Overview

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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Cast and crew

  • Groucho Marx

    Groucho MarxRufus T. Firefly

  • Harpo Marx

    Harpo MarxPinky

  • Chico Marx

    Chico MarxChicolini

  • Zeppo Marx

    Zeppo MarxBob Roland

  • Margaret Dumont

    Margaret DumontGloria Teasdale

  • Raquel Torres

    Raquel TorresVera Marcal

  • Louis Calhern

    Louis CalhernAmbassador Trentino

  • Edmund Breese

    Edmund BreeseZander

  • Leonid Kinskey

    Leonid KinskeySylvanian Agitator

  • Charles Middleton

    Charles MiddletonProsecutor

  • Edgar Kennedy

    Edgar KennedyStreet Vendor

  • Edward Arnold

    Edward ArnoldPolitician (uncredited)

  • Wade Boteler

    Wade BotelerOfficer at Battle Headquarters (uncredited)

  • Sidney Bracey

    Sidney BraceyMrs. Teasdale's Butler (uncredited)

  • E.H. Calvert

    E.H. CalvertOfficer in Battle Sequence (uncredited)

  • Davison Clark

    Davison ClarkMinister of Finance #2 (uncredited)

  • Louise Closser Hale

    Louise Closser HaleReception Guest (uncredited)

  • Carrie Daumery

    Carrie DaumeryReception Guest (uncredited)

Director
Leo McCarey
Writer
Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar and Nat Perrin
Music
Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and John Leipold
Cinematography
Henry Sharp