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"A pointed political satire, Duck soup is the Marx Brothers' funniest and most insane film containing many of the Brothers' most famous sequences."@en
"The most unremittingly anarchic of the Marx Brothers films is a burlesque of twentieth century politics and a parody of operetta. Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly who becomes the absolute ruler of Freedonia at the behest of Mrs. Teasdale. Her wealth is keeping Freedonia from economic collapse."@en
"A pointed political satire, DUCK SOUP is the Marx Brother's funniest and most insane film. Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly, the hilarious dictator of mythical Freedonia. Harpo and Chico are commissioned as spies by Groucho's political rival, the calculating Trentino. The film contains many of the Brother's famous sequences: the lemonade stand, a masterpiece of slow burn; the Paul Revere parody; the "We're Going to War" number, a beautiful spoof of '30s musicals; the hilarious mirror scene; and a final battle episode that has been copied by everyone from Woody Allen to Mad Magazine. Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, Edgar Kennedy, Raquel Torres."
"As Prime Minister Rufus T. Firefly of Freedonia, Groucho soon reduces the kingdom to shambles. Harpo and Chico are enemy agents for the neighboring country of Sylvania, and Zeppo is Firefly's secretary."@en
"As Prime Minister of Freedonia, Groucho soon reduces the kingdom to shambles. Harpo and Chico are secret agents disguised as peanut venders and Zeppo is Groucho's secretary."@en
"Rufus T. Firefly übernimmt die Regierung des Staates Freedonia. Als er den Botschafter des Nachbarlandes Sylvania ohrfeigt, schickt der die Spitzel Chicolini und Brownie aus, um Rufus zu stürzen. Statt ihren Dienst zu tun treten sie der gegnerischen Partei bei, was promt einen Krieg auslöst."
"The small state of Freedonia is in a financial mess, borrowing a huge sum of cash from wealthy widow Mrs. Teasdale. She insists on replacing the current president with crazy Rufus T. Firefly and mahem errupts. To make matters worse, the neighbouring state sends inept spies Chicolini and Pinky to obtain top secret information, creating even more chaos!"
"A pointed political satire using most of the Marx Brothers famous routines."@en
"A satire on war and fascism. Scenes include: dancing and singing to opera tunes and blues, notably "All God's 'chillun got gun;" Harpo doing a Paul Revere act; Groucho mimicked by his own image in a false mirror; and the climactic battle. (Does not circulate)."
"A pointed political satire, Duck Soup is the Marx Brothers' funniest and most insane film. Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly, the hilarious dictator of mythical Freedonia. Harpo and Chico are commissioned as spies by Groucho's political rival, the calculating Trentino (Calhern). The film contains many of the Brothers' famous sequences, including a final battle episode that has been copied by everyone from Woody Allen to Mad Magazine."@en
"To rescue the small country of Freedonia from bankruptcy, Mrs. Teasdale agrees to donate 20 million dollars if Rufus T. Firefly is appointed its new president. Firefly is a cynical, sarcastic dictator who refuses to play politics by the book. For instance, he does reduce workers' hoursb̃̃y shortening their lunch breaks! Firefly attempts to win the hand of Mrs. Teasdale, as does Ambassador Trentino of the neighboring country, Sylvania. When the two leaders cannot resolve their dispute over the wealthy dowager, war between the countries is declared, and Mrs. Teasdale's house comes under attack. Who will save the day?"
"To rescue the small country of Freedonia from bankruptcy, Mrs. Teasdale agrees to donate 20 million dollars if Rufus T. Firefly is appointed its new president. Firefly is a cynical, sarcastic dictator who refuses to play politics by the book. For instance, he does reduce workers' hoursb̃̃y shortening their lunch breaks! Firefly attempts to win the hand of Mrs. Teasdale, as does Ambassador Trentino of the neighboring country, Sylvania. When the two leaders cannot resolve their dispute over the wealthy dowager, war between the countries is declared, and Mrs. Teasdale's house comes under attack. Who will save the day?"@en
"Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx are at their very best in the political satire Duck Soup which is often regarded as the comedy legends' funniest and most popular film. After being appointed dictator of Freedonia, Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) proceeds to bring the mythical nation to a halt by showing up late and insulting everyone at his inauguration. Hoping to oust the unfit new leader, two spies Pinky and Chicolini (Harpo and Chico Marx) are sent from the neighboring Sylvania. Soon enough, war is declared between the two nations with outrageous results. Recognized on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list and selected for the National Film Registry, this comedy classic features some of the most hilarious sequences ever filmed, including the famous mirror sequence and final battle scene, and remains as entertaining and relevant today as it did when it was first released in 1933."@en
"An idiot becomes President of Fredonia and declares war on a neighbouring country. Starring The Marx Brothers."
"A pointed political satire, Duck soup is the Marx Brothers' funniest and most insane film containing most of the Brothers' famous sequences."@en
"In this political satire, Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly, the hilarious dictator of mythical Freedonia, while Harpo and Chico are commissioned as spies by his political rival."
"A sharp political satire, Duck soup is the Marx Brothers' funniest and most insane film containing many of the Brothers' famous sequences."@en
"As Prime Minister Firefly of Freedonia, Groucho soon reduces the kingdom to shambles. Harpo and Chico are secret agents disguised as peanut vendors and Zeppo is Firefly's secretary."
"As Prime Minister Firefly of Freedonia, Groucho soon reduces the kingdom to shambles. Harpo and Chico are secret agents disguised as peanut vendors and Zeppo is Firefly's secretary."@en
"In this political satire, Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly, the dictator of mythical Freedonia, while Harpo and Chico are commissioned as spies by his political rival."@en
"A pointed political satire, Duck Soup is the Marx Brothers' funniest and most insane film. Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly, the hilarious dictator of mythical Freedonia. Harpo and Chico are commissioned as spies by Groucho's political rival, the calculating Trentino (Calhern)."@en
"Groucho, the leader of Freedonia, leads his country into war."@en
"The small state of Freedonia is in a financial mess, borrowing a huge sum of cash from wealthy widow Mrs. Teasdale. She insists on replacing the current president with crazy Rufus T. Firefly and mayhem erupts. To make matters worse, the neighboring state sends inept spies Chicolini and Pinky to obtain top secret information, creating even more chaos!"
"As Prime Minister Firefly of Freedonia, Groucho soon reduces the kingdom to shambles. Harpo and Chico are secret agents disguised as peanut vendors and Zeppo is Fireflys̕ secretary."@en
"In this lampoon of war films and Ruritanian romances of the early sound era, Groucho, Prime Minister of Freedonia, soon reduces that kingdom to shambles. Harpo and Chico are enemy agents disguised as peanut vendors in this zany comedy."@en
"A political satire containing many of the Marx Brothers' most famous sequences : the lemonade stand, a masterpiece of slow burn, the Paul Revere parody, the "We're going to war" number, a spoof of 30S musicals, the mirror scene and a much copied final battle scene."
"Groucho becomes a dictator in a mythical land while Chico and Harpo run a peanut stand."
"Groucho becomes a dictator in a mythical land while Chico and Harpo run a peanut stand."@en
""Wealthy widow Gloria Teasdale forces the government of Freedonia to accept Rufus T. Firefly as its leader. Firefly's outrageous public behavior offends Ambassador Trentino of Sylvania, who with the help of his confederate, dancer Vera Marcal, intends to take control of Freedonia by marrying Mrs. Teasdale. Firefly, who also makes occasional love to Mrs. Teasdale after learning of her fortune, has in his employ two of Trentino's spies, Chicolini and Pinky, whose battles with a street vendor of lemonade are more effective than their espionage. Firefly's secretary, Bob Roland, decides that Firefly must insult Trentino so that the latter may be deported, and Firefly handles the job with enthusiasm, bringing the two countries to the brink of war. Chicolini and Pinky attempt to steal Freedonia's war plans by impersonating Firefly, and though Firefly is temporarily persuaded that Pinky is his own reflection in a mirror, the job results in Chicolini's capture and trial for treason. Several efforts by Mrs. Teasdale, Trentino and Marcal to effect a reconciliation between Firefly and Trentino only result in Firefly repeating his offensive behavior, and war is finally declared. Chicolini begins the war on the side of Sylvania but soon joins Pinky on Freedonia's side, and Freedonia's soldiers under Firefly's unorthodox command, eventually capture Trentino and emerge victorious"--AFI catalog, 1931-1940."
"After being appointed the dictator of Freedonia, Rufus T. Firefly proceeds to bring the mythical nation to a halt by showing up late and insulting everyone at his inauguration. Hoping to oust the unfit new leader, two spies are sent from the neighboring Sylvania. Soon enough, war is declared between the two nations with outrageous results. Including Groucho's famous mirror scene and final battle scene, it remains as entertaining and relevant today as when first released in 1933."