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Ilta oopperassa

Original title: A Night at the Opera
  • 19351935
  • SS
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
33K
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POPULARITY
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Groucho Marx, Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in Ilta oopperassa (1935)
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A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

IMDb RATING
7.8/10
33K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,304
1,982
  • Directors
    • Sam Wood
    • Edmund Goulding(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • George S. Kaufman(screen play)
    • Morrie Ryskind(screen play)
    • James Kevin McGuinness(from a story by)
  • Stars
    • Groucho Marx
    • Chico Marx
    • Harpo Marx
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Sam Wood
    • Edmund Goulding(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • George S. Kaufman(screen play)
    • Morrie Ryskind(screen play)
    • James Kevin McGuinness(from a story by)
  • Stars
    • Groucho Marx
    • Chico Marx
    • Harpo Marx
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 168User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in Ilta oopperassa (1935)
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    Groucho Marx, Marion Bell, Edna Bennett, Allan Jones, Jack 'Tiny' Lipson, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Inez Palange, Stephen Soldi, Harry 'Zoup' Welsh, and Frank Yaconelli in Ilta oopperassa (1935)
    Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in Ilta oopperassa (1935)
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    Groucho Marx in Ilta oopperassa (1935)
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    Groucho Marx, Walter Woolf King, and Harpo Marx in Ilta oopperassa (1935)
    Groucho Marx, Edna Bennett, Allan Jones, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and Inez Palange in Ilta oopperassa (1935)
    Groucho Marx, Allan Jones, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Ilta oopperassa (1935)
    Allan Jones, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in Ilta oopperassa (1935)
    Groucho Marx, Bud Geary, and Hal Price in Ilta oopperassa (1935)

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    Groucho Marx
    Groucho Marx
    • Otis B. Driftwood
    Chico Marx
    Chico Marx
    • Fiorello
    Harpo Marx
    Harpo Marx
    • Tomasso
    Kitty Carlisle
    Kitty Carlisle
    • Rosa Castaldi
    Allan Jones
    Allan Jones
    • Riccardo Barone
    Walter Woolf King
    Walter Woolf King
    • Rudolfo Lassparri
    • (as Walter King)
    Sig Ruman
    Sig Ruman
    • Herman Gottlieb
    • (as Siegfried Rumann)
    Margaret Dumont
    Margaret Dumont
    • Mrs. Claypool
    Edward Keane
    Edward Keane
    • Ship's Captain
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    • Police Sergeant Henderson
    • (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
    Enrique Acosta
    • Nightclub Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Adams
    • Opera Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Allen
    • Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Appel
    Sam Appel
    • Dungeon Guard
    • (uncredited)
    King Baggot
    King Baggot
    • Dignitary
    • (uncredited)
    Marion Bell
    • Lady looking for 'Aunt Minnie'
    • (uncredited)
    Edna Bennett
    • Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Dolly Blackburn
    • Little Girl watching Harpo playing
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Sam Wood
      • Edmund Goulding(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • George S. Kaufman(screen play)
      • Morrie Ryskind(screen play)
      • James Kevin McGuinness(from a story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      In exasperation after several attempts to have Groucho Marx read one of his lines in the manner director Sam Wood had requested, Wood exclaimed, "I guess you just can't make an actor out of clay." Groucho Marx instantly responded, "Nor a director out of Wood."
    • Goofs
      When Tomasso plays the harp, the sound is briefly out of sync a couple of times. This is due to the fact that Harpo Marx always recorded his harp music in a studio and then synched during the shoot.
    • Quotes

      Otis B. Driftwood: It's all right, that's in every contract. That's what they call a sanity clause.

      [Fiorello laughs loudly]

      Fiorello: You can't fool me! There ain't no Sanity Claus!

    • Alternate versions
      All references to the first portion of the film taking place in Italy were edited from the original negative sometime after the original release. There is speculation that this was done during WWII when Italy was as Axis power, but it also may have been done in the late 1930's to appease Mussolini, who didn't like the way Italians were being portrayed. Either way, the film's first scene begins rather abruptly and is missing a musical number and references to Milan, Italy.
    • Connections
      Edited into Apaga y vámonos: Episode #1.5 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Il Trovatore: Di quella pira
      (1853) (uncredited)
      Music by Giuseppe Verdi
      Libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare and Salvatore Cammarano
      Sung by Walter Woolf King
      with The MGM Symphony Orchestra

    User reviews168

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    The Marx Brothers against the world
    This is probably the best Marx Brothers film. It is certainly my favorite. The brothers destroy pomposity and pretension by the ton. The pieces of comic business were worked out through many live theater performances before the scenes were finally filmed. This craftsmanship never shows, but it pays off completely. The stateroom scene is a classic, and the total devastation of the opera is a delicious piece of craziness.
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    • Aug 1, 1998

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 1936 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • En natt på operan
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,537,520
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,956,700
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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