Duck Soup (Universal 100th Anniversary)
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The Marx Brothers: Duck Soup
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DVD Details
- Released: March 6, 2012
- Originally Released: 1933
- Label: Universal Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, Edgar Kennedy, Zeppo Marx, Raquel Torres, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx & Chico Marx | |
Directed by | Leo McCarey |
Entertainment Reviews:
91%
TOMATOMETER
...The Marx Brothers created a body of work in which individual films are like slices from the whole, but DUCK SOUP is probably the best...
Chicago Sun-Times
...It's a merciless satire on patriotism, politics and the establishment which has lost little of its bite or ability to tickle the ribs....Proof that the brothers are as relevant now as they ever were...
Total Film
...[A] brilliant melange of gags....Harpo's physical clowning has the grace and sleight of hand of a true magician...
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Product Description:
DUCK SOUP captures some of the Marx Brothers' zaniest routines and funniest quips, creating a laugh-out-loud spectacle of politics gone haywire. Backed by wealthy widow Mrs. Teasdale (regular Marx straightwoman Margaret Dumont), Groucho becomes the leader of Freedonia, quickly frustrating his cabinet and offending the aggressive neighboring country to the point of war. Chico and Harpo, sent by the rival country, spy on Groucho and try to steal his battle plans, but when war does come, loyalties become muddled all around.
Director Leo McCarey gets the most out of the brothers, letting them be their wackiest best in what many critics consider to be the funniest Marx Brothers movie. Groucho plays Rufus T. Firefly, one of his best characters. The one-liners fly through the air like the bombs exploding in the hysterical battle scene. DUCK SOUP is a must-see comedy spectacular; don't blink or you'll miss yet another stinger....
Director Leo McCarey gets the most out of the brothers, letting them be their wackiest best in what many critics consider to be the funniest Marx Brothers movie. Groucho plays Rufus T. Firefly, one of his best characters. The one-liners fly through the air like the bombs exploding in the hysterical battle scene. DUCK SOUP is a must-see comedy spectacular; don't blink or you'll miss yet another stinger....
Keywords:
Big Battles
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Classic
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Politics
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Slapstick
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Vintage
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War
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Recommended
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Satire
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Essential Cinema
Product Info
- UPC: 025192138157
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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