Duck Soup

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!

NR 1933 · 68 min · ★ 7.3 · Comedy, War

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

Directed by Leo McCarey · Written by Bert Kalmar

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