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  • Actors: The Marx Brothers, Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx
  • Format: Box set, Black & White, Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 10 Nov 2003
  • Run Time: 297 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000SVWMW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,409 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Box set containing four of the Marx Brothers finest and funniest films. Contains: Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horse Feathers (1932) and Duck Soup (1933).

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106 of 107 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Contents of Marx Brothers Boxed Set, 22 Nov 2003
By S. J. King "zh84" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This is another answer to the query above, as Amazon don't list the contents of the boxed set. You get the second, third, fourth and fifth Marx Brothers films, to wit:

Animal Crackers
Monkey Business
Horse Feathers
Duck Soup

I got these details from Black Star

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123 of 126 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly good value, 29 Mar 2004
By L O'connor (richmond, surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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To get the Marx Brothers fours best films in one compilation, well, what more could anyone want? Animal Crackers is a bit creaky, but still very funny, with Groucho in cracking form as Captain Spaulding the African Explorer. Even better is Monkey Business, with the brothers stowed away on a ship, creating havoic with crew and passengers (the scene where they all try to get off the boat by imitating Maurice Chevalier is just marvellous). In Horse Feathers we are in college, with all four brothers romancing Connie Barnes the College Widow (what on earth is a College Widow anyway?) and singing that wonderful song'Everyone Says I love You'. Funniest ever Marx Brothers moment, when the tramp asks Harpo "Can you help me out, I want to get a cup of coffee" and Harpo takes a steaming cup of coffee out of his pocket and hands it to amazed tramp. Then there's the scene in the speakeasy, and the bit with the seal, and the ice, and the football match and - oh, just take your pick. In Duck Soup we are in the surreal world of politics gone mad in Freedonia, with Groucho as a dictator and Chico and Harpo as spies, this is the one with the famous 'mirror' sketch. All four films are quite wonderful, and they come in a beautiful box with beautiful pictures of all four stars, including gorgeous Zeppo (I know he wasn't funny, but the films he was in are the funniest ones, they were never the same after he left the act, and he was SO goodlooking, lovely voice too). Smashing.
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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars About time too ..., 23 Nov 2003
By NickG (Milton Keynes UK) - See all my reviews
First, to answer Comic Genius's question, the disc contains Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and Duck Soup - no Night at the Opera. Sad, but then I'd want A Day at the Races too.

Nevertheless, this is a welcome start to a Marx Bros library on DVD, and gives an excellent overview of how they developed from their early movies to their peak.

Animal Crackers is an early effort based very closely on their stage performances: lots of good jokes, but not as slick as they later became. Monkey Business and Horse Feathers are classic Marx Bros (you'll never beat the opening card-playing scene of Monkey Business for sheer lunacy). And Duck Soup is a true great, with a sharper edge than we're used to from the team.

The big downer is the total lack of extras. How can anyone wait this long and not find time to provide some background?

Still, the movies are there, and that's what counts. Buy'em, watch'em and laugh.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A great box
This is a must-buy for all Marx fans. I bought it sometime ago (well, I bought the Swedish version of it) and am now about half way through watching these films, together with my... Read more
Published on 8 April 2006 by Anders Lundin

4.0 out of 5 stars At last!!!
Thank God, someone thought about us Greeks that masterpieces like those dvds sought have greek subtitles-something rare!!!
i bought that box in Athens and very happy.... Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2004 by PET D TATARIS

4.0 out of 5 stars Re: Horse Feathers - in good condition for once?
Same old version of Horse Feathers I'm afraid. In fact - same old prints of all four movies. Only the soundtracks have been restored. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars first installment
of my Marx Bros dvd collection is now in place with these four films. It always seemed strange that in spite of the obvious popularity of the Marx's, the supply of the films is... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2003 by flash daddy

4.0 out of 5 stars Horse Feathers - in good condition for once??
HMV Oxford Street said today (8-12-03) that they have no idea when they will have copies of this elusive collection again. Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2003 by David Benson

5.0 out of 5 stars I second the "Good in Theory" post
This is very weird. Bensons (which usually has it's "top" ten hotlist in stock) has a wait time of a week for this title. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Why no A Night At The Opera, A Day At The Races, et al...
The 4 films in this box set (i.e. Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and Duck Soup) were all Paramount releases. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2003 by marcusofhorsham

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic - in theory
Something weird is going on here. It's just been released and it's out of stock and Amazon recommends buying it elsewhere? Does anyone know what the story is? Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2003 by dexter408

5.0 out of 5 stars Night at the opera
Sorry, no "Night at the opera" here. As the Sunday Times "Culture" supplement points out, this collection consist of "Animal Crackers", "Monkey Business", Horse Feathers" and... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars DVD set contents
The set contains Horse Feathers, Monkey Business, Animal Crackers and Duck Soup. It doesn't contain A Night at the Opera, but Monkey Business, Animal Crackers and Duck Soup are... Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2003

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