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1935 • 1h 31min • Approved • Comedy, Music

A Night at the Opera

"Don't miss it! The funniest picture ever made!"

The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

IMDb 7.8

RT 97%

Director

Sam Wood

Writers

Morrie Ryskind

James Kevin McGuinness

George S. Kaufman

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Groucho Marx

Otis B. Driftwood

Chico Marx

Fiorello

Harpo Marx

Tomasso

Kitty Carlisle

Rosa

Allan Jones

Ricardo Barroni

Sig Ruman

Gottlieb

Walter Woolf King

Lassparri

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Henderson

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Harpo Marx Tomasso

Kitty Carlisle Rosa

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Sig Ruman Gottlieb

Walter Woolf King Lassparri

Robert Emmett O'Connor Henderson

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