What was the name of the fictional country in the Marx Brothers film 'Duck Soup'?
Duck Soup (1933 film) and the film has since achieved the status of a classic. "Duck Soup" is now widely considered among critics to be a masterpiece of comedy, and the Marx Brothers' finest film. In 1990, the United States Library of Congress deemed "Duck Soup" "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. The wealthy Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont) insists that Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) be appointed leader of the small, bankrupt country of Freedonia before she will continue to provide much-needed financial aid. Meanwhile, neighboring Sylvania is attempting to annex the country. Sylvanian ambassador Trentino
Duck Soup (1933 film) Duck Soup (1933 film) Duck Soup is a 1933 pre-Code Marx Brothers comedy film written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, with additional dialogue by Arthur Sheekman and Nat Perrin, and directed by Leo McCarey. First released theatrically by Paramount Pictures on November 17, 1933, it starred what were then billed as the "Four Marx Brothers" (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo) and also featured Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, Raquel Torres and Edgar Kennedy. It was the last Marx Brothers film to feature Zeppo, and the last of five Marx Brothers movies released by Paramount Pictures. Compared to the Marx Brothers'