A Night at the Opera |  | Directors: Edmund Goulding, Sam Wood
Actors: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  69 reviews
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD65969D
Model: 65969
ISBN: 0790790319
UPC: 012569596924
EAN: 9780790790312
Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 1935
Release Date: May 4, 2004
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Product Description
A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/05/2005 Starring: Groucho Marx Chico Marx Run time: 92 minutes Rating: Nr
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Absolutely one of the most hilarious movies ever made, this classic farce featuring the outrageous genius of the Marx Brothers is a chance to see some of their best bits woven together seamlessly in a story of high society, matchmaking, and chaos. In order to bring two young lovers together, brothers Groucho, Chico, and Harpo must sabotage an opera performance even as they try to pass themselves off as stuffed shirts. Featuring the classic sequence where Groucho piles as many people as possible into a ship's stateroom, A Night at the Opera is a deliciously zany romp worth watching again and again. --Robert Lane
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 Marx brothers at the top of their form November 23, 2009
Edmonson (Canada)
"A Night at the Opera"(1935) is the first MGM film made by the Marx brothers after leaving Paramount, and it is the first Marx Brother's film without Zeppo. This was also a sort of comeback film for the Marx brothers after a poor response from their previous movie "Duck Soup". Interestingly enough this film later had about three minutes clipped from the beginning by the censors when it was shown for the soldiers during WWII because the intro mentioned that the setting was in Milan, Italy, which the U.S. was at war with. Evidently these three minutes have been lost forever.
This film featured some classic moments in comedy, like the Sanity Clause repartee between Groucho and Chico, where they rip a contract down to nothing except for a Sanity Clause. There is also the classic stateroom scene in Groucho's tiny ship quarters and the ensuing mayhem, as everybody from plummers, to waiters, to chamber maids, to the manicurist, to the other two Marx brothers, go about their business in the very tight confines of Groucho's room.
This is the Marx brothers at their best.
One of the Marx Brothers Best! September 2, 2009
Lynn Ellingwood (Webster, NY United States)
Mrs. Claypool wants to put on an opera to make her way in high society and Mr. Driftwood plans to spend as much of her 8 Million dollars as he can by accommodating her. The gags fly as well as the Marx Brothers! Margaret Dumont uses Groucho to make her place in society when it is apparent to everyone that he is just using her money, he even states it. What makes the movie so special isn't the two lovebirds or the story, but how the Marx Brothers work together and create gags. It is very special. Apparently Irving Thalberg was an MGM executive who understood them and allowed them to work.
Thorougly Enjoyable Marx Brothers' Film April 2, 2009
CollegeGrad09
I gave this film five stars. Why? Because it is one of their funniest films. Why? Because it hits the mark. Yes their other films are funny and entertaining, but this one in particular was always my favorite.
Have a night to remember - A Night at the Opera! March 19, 2009
Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mrs. Claypool (played by Margaret Dumont) wants to make her splash in high-society by sponsoring an opera staring that great Italian singer, Rodolfo Lassparri, but when her incompetent and manipulative factotum, Otis B. Driftwood (Groucho Marx) gets involved, everything starts to go wrong. Lassparri is scheming to woo Rosa Castaldi by bringing her along as his leading lady, but rival suitor Ricardo Baroni has Fiorello (Chico Marx) and Tomasso (Harpo Marx) in his corner. Before any knows it, pure pandemonium breaks outs out during this wild and hilarious night at the opera!
I love the Marx Brothers, with their goofy and irrepressible humor. Indeed, they are so funny that I succeeded in converting my son into a Marx Brothers' fan as well! A Night at the Opera competes with Duck Soup for the crown of The Best Marx Brothers Movie Ever, and as you must know, that is up against some pretty stiff competition!
This is a very funny movie, with some of the most memorable scenes in Hollywood history - there's the scene where Groucho's stateroom overflows, where the boys try (very successfully) to disrupt an opera, where Harpo runs rings around the New York City police, and so much more. This is a great movie, one of the funnies movies ever made! It's family friendly and sure to please everyone. We love this movie, and give it our highest recommendations.
Pop some popcorn, put this disc in your DVD player, and have a night to remember - A Night at the Opera!
Groucho at his peak February 3, 2009
S J Buck (Kent, UK)
Watch the opening sequence of A Night at the Opera and you will see Groucho Marx at the height of his powers. A series of brilliant one-liners, all delivered with impeccable timing. Effortless comedy that was an influence on generations of comedians to come. Remember this was made in 1935!
This is certainly in the same league as Duck Soup and probably better than A Day at the Races. The elongated 'sanity clause' joke, the state room scene on the boat, the detective in the hotel and the set piece at the opera near the end are amongst the best things the Marx Brothers ever did.
Some of the musical numbers appear a little dated, but this was the era of Busby Berkley and so these were expected. It also gave the other to brothers a chance to show off their musical skills as well. But most of all it is Groucho who steals the show, and he is the main reason to watch the film, good as some of the supporting actors are.
This is now part of a great boxed set which is better value for money.
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