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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!
War is swell...when the Marx Brothers are in it. They'll be out of th...
Comedy, War - 1933
7.8
91%
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Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Director:

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
69 min
Release date:
12 Nov 1933
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
This production is, for the most part, extremely noisy without being nearly as mirthful as [the Marx brothers'] other films.
– Mordaunt Hall,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
It also includes what is perhaps the Brothers' funniest scene ever: an immaculately timed and performed sequence with a broken mirror in which Groucho, Chico and Harpo look absolutely identical. A masterpiece.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
The Marx Brothers' best movie...
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
27 Jun 2007
fresh:
Duck Soup should make practically everybody laugh.
– Joe Bigelow,
Variety,
27 Jun 2007
fresh:
Genius just about covers it.
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
12 Jan 2015
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