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Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida (1987)

Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida poster
Directed by
Roberto Farias
Genre
family, comedy
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy troupe acts out a story based on a Brazilian play where a poor man and his friend get into trouble while trying to survive in a small town. They face a corrupt priest and a cunning baker, leading to humorous situations.

comediclivelyplayfulwhimsicalfast-pacedlightheartedtheatrical

What happens

Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida é um filme de comédia e fantasia brasileiro de 1987, dirigido por Roberto Farias e protagonizado pelo grupo humorístico Os Trapalhões. O filme é baseado na obra O Auto da Compadecida, escrito por Ariano Suassuna. O elenco conta ainda com Betty Gofman, José Dumont, Cláudia Jimenez, Renato Consorte e Raul Cortez nos demais papéis principais. Foi a segunda parceria entre Farias e Renato Aragão, desde A Pedra do Tesouro (1965). O filme foi exportado para o México em 1988. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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