![]() Groucho Marx, of course, would have us believe “We were just four Jews trying to get a laugh.” I believe Benito Mussolini even banned the movie in Italy, citing the films political message a little to close to his own deep-seated insecurities. Right from the opening credits with four ducks swimming in a huge pot of water, you know something special is cooking! In short, the film successfully sends up the foolishness of dictatorship and of war, where an inexperienced leader plunges the imaginary country of Freedonia into war. Not all the Marx Brothers films in their heyday were well received, including their mapcap classic Duck Soup (1933). But over time with a better understanding of what the Marx Brothers were all about Duck Soup would grow to become one of the greatest comedies of all time. ![]()
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