Possibly the most well known of any Marx Brother's films, made during the depression of 1933. Groucho stars as Rufus T Firefly, dictator of mythical Freedonia. Harpo and Chico have been commissioned as spies by Grouchs' rival, Trentino. Read more
| Starring | Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx |
|---|---|
| Director | Leo McCarey |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Possibly the most well known of any Marx Brother's films, made during the depression of 1933. Groucho stars as Rufus T Firefly, dictator of mythical Freedonia. Harpo and Chico have been commissioned as spies by Grouchs' rival, Trentino.
| Starring | Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont |
|---|---|
| Director | Leo McCarey |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | American Film Institute's top 100 |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1933 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 10 Nov 2003 |
The satirical aspects of this film are fascinating but appear to have been unintentional. Never mind, it's also the most satisfying and undiluted Marx Brothers romp, albeit the one without instrumental interludes. It does include the lemonade stall, the m
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Grouchy
I guess the only times I’ve watched Marx Bros films in the past is on a wet, wintry afternoon when there was nothing else to do but sit down and watch TV... read more »
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Sublime Humour
. . . but sadly not the sort of thing you would want to watch non stop. Good fun in dribs and drabs tho'
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Classic, ground breaking and of its age
Duck Soup was an apparent commercial flop when released but now a critically acclaimed classic.
Don't watch this with the expectation of it being... read more »
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Old and brilliant
Incredibly funny. One of the best comedies of all time. My children loved it aged: 17, 14, and 10. Its one of the best, brilliant.
The top 50 comic movies of all time have been voted for by readers of the Guardian, which has now published the results. Monty Python classic Life of Brian took first place - proving that some jokes never stop being funny - while spoof action movie Airplane! was the second most loved. Third place was occupied by fake documentary This Is Spinal Tap, followed by Some Like It Hot and the hilarious Withnail and I. Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles was sixth and The Big Lebowski - featuring Jeff Daniels... Read more
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