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!
Rufus T.Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs.Teasdale.
- Director
- Leo McCarey
- Signature
- Craft · Action · Humour
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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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- Release date
- Nov 12, 1933
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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