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!”
Leo McCareyCast
Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Margaret Dumont
Credits
Written by: Bert Kalmar
Plot
Rufus T. Firefly becomes president of the bankrupt nation of Freedonia and brings the country to war with its neighbour, with the Marx Brothers at their most anarchic.
Sinekatalog’s take
The Marx Brothers cause chaos in the fictional country of Freedonia. Anarchic and fast, with the mirror scene as a highlight, it is a political farce that still feels free-wheeling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (64,549 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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