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Duck Soup

Duck Soup

Nov 12, 1933
69 min
ComedyWar
7.3/ 10
820 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
7.3/10
820 votes
IMDB
7.7/10
64,386 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
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Metacritic
M
93/100
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3 wins & 2 nominations total

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"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!"

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Paramount Pictures

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