Story Line
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
“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!”
Top Cast
Groucho Marx
Rufus T. Firefly
Harpo Marx
Pinky
Chico Marx
Chicolini
Zeppo Marx
Bob Roland
Margaret Dumont
Gloria Teasdale
Raquel Torres
Vera Marcal
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
1933-11-12
Runtime
1h 8m
Genres
ComedyWar
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User Reviews (4)
kineticandroid
No rating•7/10/2014
I never get tired of the idea that someone would think of Groucho Marx is the perfect man to lead a nation into war. Or that Harpo and Chico would be good spies. Or that Zeppo would be interested in another film after this one.
tmdb47633491
7/10
•5/4/2018The Marx Bros are to Blockbuster as Monty Python are to Netflix and I mean that in the best way possible
Filipe Manuel Neto
10/10
•10/16/2023**I would love to send a copy of the film to Vladimir Putin. Would he understand the gesture?**
Who would have thought that this film is almost a hundred years old? I just saw it, and it is fresher and lusher than many vegetables in the supermarke...
CinemaSerf
6/10
•3/6/2026Ok, so I’m probably in a tiny minority here but I simply didn’t find the Marx brothers’ style of comedy particularly funny, and this didn’t really do much to change that view. This is all set in the tiny nation of “Freedonia” that urgently needs $20 ...