The Marx Brothers Collection (A Night at The Opera/A Day at The Races/A Night in Casablanca/Room Service/At the Circus/Go West/The Big Store) |  | Directors: Archie Mayo, Charles Reisner, Edmund Goulding, Edward Buzzell, Sam Wood
Actors: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, John Carroll, Diana Lewis
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.98
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Rating:  106 reviews
Format: Box set, Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 5
Running Time: 613 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.5 x 3
MPN: 33849
ISBN: 0790793490
UPC: 085393384920
EAN: 9780790793498
Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 1935
Release Date: May 4, 2004
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| • | Includes 7 of only 13 Marx. Bros. films ever made! Bonus Extras including Commentary by Leonard Maltin.Collection includes: A Night at the Opera - The Marx Brothers turn Mrs. Claypool's opera into chaos in their efforts to help two young hopefuls get a break. It contains the famous scene where Groucho, Chico and Harpo cram a ship's stateroom with wall-to-wall people, gags, one-liners, musical riff |
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Product Description
Contains: day at the races: go west/big store: night at the opera: night in casablanca: and room service/at the circus. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/14/2006 Rating: Nr
Amazon.com essential video
When it comes to long-awaited treats like The Marx Brothers Collection, you can never get too much of a good thing. These seven comedies can't compare to the sheer lunacy of the five classics (The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, and Duck Soup) that the Marx Bros. made for Paramount between 1929 and 1933 (available in The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection), but when uber-producer Irving Thalberg signed Groucho, Harpo, and Chico to an MGM contract in 1935 (by which time sibling costar Zeppo had become the team's off-screen manager), he knew just how to cure their box-office blues. As a result, A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races were critical and commercial hits, lavishly produced according to the "Tiffany" studio's golden-age formula of glamorous set pieces and musical numbers combined with sensible plots that smoothly integrated snappy, well-written Marxian antics. Opera is the jewel of this set, with timeless scenes (the Stateroom, the Groucho-Chico contract negotiation, etc.) that rank among the greatest bits of silver-screen comedy... not to mention Groucho's flirtatious insults at Margaret Dumont's upper-crust expense. A Day at the Races deserves near-equal acclaim ("Get-a your tootsie-fruitsie ice cream!"), but Thalberg's death in 1937 dealt a devastating blow, and the Marxes suffered from studio indifference, resulting in a succession of comedies that are timelessly enjoyable even as they fall prey to diminishing returns. By the time they made Go West and The Big Store, the Marxes were out of their element, and a few of the musical interludes indulge racial stereotypes that were common in the studio era. Despite this, these movies remain fresh and frantic, and Warner Bros. (holder of the RKO and MGM libraries) has done a marvelous job of packaging The Marx Brothers Collection to nostalgically approximate the filmgoing experience of the 1930s and '40s, with vintage shorts (Our Gang, Robert Benchley comedies, MGM cartoons, etc.) from the time of each feature's original release. Archival materials are slim but worthwhile (especially Groucho's 1961 interview with TV talk-show host Hy Gardner), and while Glenn Mitchell's commentary on Races is sparse and superficial, Leonard Maltin brings his usual superfan's enthusiasm and encyclopedic knowledge to bear on a full-length Opera commentary track. The new documentaries are somewhat redundant, but essential viewing for Marx Bros. neophytes. With all seven films presented in pristine condition, this is definitely a Marx Brothers Collection worth having. --Jeff Shannon
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 FUNNY!!! September 29, 2009
N. Schmid (Delaware)
Love this set! The Marx Brothers are the best! If you like the Three Stooges,you'll love the Marx Brothers.Great quality.
beautiful September 19, 2009
Kendrick L. Adams
This is a beautiful edition of these classic films. The sound and restoration are superb. I had the vhs edition of most of these, since it was all that was available, and this new release is a millions times better. I am holding my breath for the restoration of the earlier (and better) films.
Super Funny and Clean comedy at an excellent price September 17, 2009
Artis Lovelady III (Houston, Texas)
For the price I paid and the number of moives I got in this was excellent. The old stuff is funny as all outdoors but clean. Best buy I have made yet.
 A Nice Collection of Marx Brothers Films September 6, 2009
Lynn Ellingwood (Webster, NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This collection is a wonderful collection to have. Some films are great such as A Day At The Races, and A Night At the Opera, and the rest are good to Ok. A Night in Casablanca is a good film (from 1946) and The Big Store, Room Service, At The Circus, and Go West are lesser works. Even the lesser works have something to offer the viewer. The extras and documentaries accompanying the collection are very interesting and well worthwhile to watch. I learned a lot about the Marx Brothers and their time at MGM and am very glad I purchased this collection.
Happy Childhood Memories July 5, 2009
B. D. Heard (Philippines)
You might think, on seeing these, that they are fresh out of Hollywood this year. There is not a mark, poor joint or cut on any of them. The sound (mono of course)is punchy and crisp - in fact considerably better than that on the modern junk movies which plague my TV most nights.
As to Marx Bros humour, I suppose you either like it or not. Well, I love it, and it is as fresh to see it today as it was when my father took me to the Odeon at the end of WW 2.
The nearest I can manage as a complaint is that Duck Soup and Cocoanuts are not included.
My 12-year-old daughter would throw herself at Chico's feet for his piano playing and I have never, ever heard such skill as Harpo achieves.
If you have ever liked them, buy this set! It is a joy, full of happy memories.
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