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Marx Brothers Box Set [DVD]

The Marx Brothers , Thelma Todd , David Miller , Robert Florey    Universal, suitable for all   DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: The Marx Brothers, Thelma Todd, Rockcliffe Fellowes, Ruth Hall, Louis Calhern
  • Directors: David Miller, Robert Florey, William A. Seiter, Victor Heerman, Norman Z. McLeod
  • Format: PAL
  • Subtitles: None
  • Dubbed: None
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: None
  • Audio Description: None
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 8
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Universal Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: 16 Oct 2006
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FFJVGO
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,241 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

A collection of 8 classic Marx Brothers films. 'The Cocoanuts' (1929) sees the four Marx brothers - Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo - make their big screen debut with this adaptation of their Broadway hit; 'Animal Crackers' (1930) also stars Margaret Dumont; 'Monkey Business' (1931) was their first original screenplay and features them as stowaways aboard a luxury ocean liner; 'Horse Feathers' (1932) sees them creating havoc on the campus of a high school college; 'Duck Soup' (1933) is a zany political satire, which so offended Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini that the film was banned in Italy; 'Room Service' (1938) also starred Lucille Ball and Ann Miller; 'Love Happy' (1949) featured an aspiring starlet, Marilyn Monroe; and 'A Girl in Every Port' (1952) was Groucho Marx's second solo outing for RKO and his third feature without Chico and Harpo.

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Features eight Marx Brothers films, including Animal Crackers, The Cocoanuts, Duck Soup, A Girl in Every Port, Horse Feathers, Love Happy, Monkey Business, and Room Service.


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69 of 71 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars FROM ENGLAND TO CANADA! (and well worth it!) 25 Feb 2009
Format:DVD
Yep! This second set completes the Marx brothers catologue.
I live in Canada, and whilst looking up the Laurel & Hardy 21-disc boxset, (which I eventually got, and glad I did!), I happened to have found this set. (Had to get a Cambridge Audio DVD99 dvd player to play both regions over here, though, but a great machine nonetheless!).
I got this boxset on sale, and when the bill came in (plus what Canada Post dinged me for), it came to just over $50-something dollars which is still anywhere from $10 to $20 less than the earlier 6-disc Silver Screen collection we have on this side of the Atlantic! I've noticed you have that one as well, but obviously I'm going to go for this 8-disc set.
I was initially attracted by the black cover, which has some attractive computer/lithograph photo/painting type colour pictures inside the fold out sleeves. One, in fact, looks so good, (I think from "Horsefeathers" with a funny shot of Harpo being held up from collapsing in the background), that I really wouldn't mind trying to get it enlarged and printed on a black t-shirt!
As far as the movies go, they pretty much all look, and sound great! I once read a review about "The Cocoanuts" from someone who had purchased the "Silver Screen" edition, complaining that the picture quality was poor. Well, either Universal cleaned it up for this edition, or the fellow didn't watch it long enough to notice that after the first few minutes, the picture gets better and better. Hell, what do you want for 1929?! And, if you have trouble understanding Groucho's quick banter on this one, just throw on the subtitles. The quality of all the other movies is just fine, and although (as far as content goes), "Love Happy" doesn't stand up to the other gems in this set, it's still an interesting movie, and introduces us to Raymond Burr (Perry Mason) and bits of Marylin Monroe (although maybe not the "bits" you'd like to see!). Sorry, must have been the Groucho influence there! Anyway, "A Girl In Every Port" is actually not bad, and Groucho is in fine form, but it's either the direction, or the fact that the other brothers aren't in this (only non-Marx Brothers picture), that doesn't quite make it work.
But it's really the superb "Duck Soup", "Monkey Business", "Horsefeathers", etc., that this is really all about, and "Love Happy" simply rounds out the collection.
But to make it totally complete, you should really get (if you don't already have), the other great boxset which is from Warner Brothers, with "A Day at The Races", "A Night at the Opera", etc., complete with cartoons, newsreels, and other features they probably showed in the theaters before each movie!
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Marx Brothers Mayhem! 20 Mar 2011
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If you love the Marx Brothers you can hardly get better value for money than this. The eight movies come on 8 picture-disc single-sided discs, not those awful American flippers, so expect them to playable for many years to come. This set actually has 7 Marx Brothers films and 1 Groucho Marx film. It contains: The Coconuts, Horse Feathers, Duck Soup, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Desk Front, Love Happy (often called the worst Marx Brothers film, having never seen it before I loved this film), and A Girl In Every Port (Groucho Marx Only). Seven of the best Marx Brothers films plus an excellent, much unfairly criticised Groucho Marx film. And great value for money too. It's a shame the set with the other Marx Brothers films is so expensive.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very pleasant surprise 14 Mar 2009
By Neonaki
Format:DVD
I already had the box set with the most known films and only bought this one to complete the collection with Duck Soup. But the included movies were really a surprise! The stories, direction, faces, everything so interestingly different, gives a good sense of how the Marx Bros legend started and a feeling of evolution of their amazing sense of humour. I strongly recommend it!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
cant stop laughing when the brothers are on, such great lines and so ahead of themselves for their genre. love it
Published 1 month ago by tinker1960
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Love the whole selection,some of which I hadn't seen before. My partner and I feel so lucky to have found this collection.
Published 2 months ago by E. Duffy
5.0 out of 5 stars Marx Brothers
We have lots of hours watching these films they are very corny and the acting is a bit dire but they make us laugh so that all you can ask for.
Published 2 months ago by Sasha
5.0 out of 5 stars Marx Brothers Films
Excellent set of films from the Marx Brothers. Ideal replacement for my defunct videos. They are my favourite comedy group and these DVDs give hours of fun and laughter.
Published 4 months ago by TERRY HISCOCK
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Xmas gift
Quick delivery, exactly what I wanted and was a perfect Christmas present for my father, I am very pleased with my purchase!
Published 4 months ago by Miss C Hawkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Marx Brothers Later Films
Bought this from the NY seller because of the eye watering prices quoted in the UK for these particular DVDs, excellent service, arrived before they said it would. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Roberty
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic veiwing
I purchased this set one year ago for my son in law, he cannot stop watching them over and over again, brings back so many childhood memories. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Perfectdi
4.0 out of 5 stars Marx Brothers Compendium
This is a very thorough collection of Marx Brothers films - all the familiar ones are here, as well as a few I have never heard of (usually with good reason). Read more
Published 17 months ago by Majorgeneral
5.0 out of 5 stars 6 classic movies, two duds
The first of two box sets of Marx Brothers films, the other box is the films they made for MGM so this means you get their first 6 films up to Duck Soup (which bombed and the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by David Hampson
5.0 out of 5 stars good one
Item was exactly as it was described !
I am quiet happy with the quality of the product and it was cheaper comparing with
others .
Published 17 months ago by Ali Fallah
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