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The Farce of Master Pathelin

The Farce of Master Pathelin

A clever farce about a lawyer who finally meets his match.

1970 · 66 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama, TV Movie

Farsa o Patlenu is a Yugoslav TV movie from 1970, produced by RTV Belgrade. It is an adaptation of the famous 15th-century French medieval farce, 'La Farce de maître Pierre Pathelin'. The story follows a crafty, bankrupt lawyer who resorts to trickery to obtain fine cloth from a greedy draper. The film was directed by Jovan Konjović and the screenplay was written by Miroslav Karaulac.

Directed by Jovan Konjović · Written by Miroslav Karaulac

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