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  • The Inspector-General (1952)
  • 132 min | Comedy, Crime
The Inspector-General (1952)
132 min | Comedy, Crime

Khlestakov is a young flamboyant crook, who is broke. He finds himself in a small Russian town, where local authorities are waiting for an undercover inspector from the capital St. Petersburg. Khlestakov is mistaken for an undercover ...See moreKhlestakov is a young flamboyant crook, who is broke. He finds himself in a small Russian town, where local authorities are waiting for an undercover inspector from the capital St. Petersburg. Khlestakov is mistaken for an undercover inspector, and uses the situation for taking bribes from the local governor and flirting with both his wife and daughter. Khlestakov abuses the corruption and hypocrisy of the local authorities until, at the end, the real inspector shows up... Written by Steve Shelokhonov See less
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Director
Writers
Nikolay Gogol (play) (as Nikolai Gogol) | Vladimir Petrov
Cinematographer
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Release date
May 1, 1954 (United States)

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Igor Gorbachyov
Ivan Alexandrovich Khlestakov, the 'inspector general' (as I. Gorbachev) Ivan Alexandrovich Khlestakov, the 'inspector general' (as I. Gorbachev)   See fewer
Yuriy Tolubeev
Mayor Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky Mayor Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky   See fewer
Anastasiya Georgievskaya
Mme. Anna Andreyevna Skvoznik-Dmukhanoskaya (as Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya) Mme. Anna Andreyevna Skvoznik-Dmukhanoskaya (as Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya)   See fewer
Tamara Nosova
Maria Antonovna Skvoznik-Dmukhanovskaya Maria Antonovna Skvoznik-Dmukhanovskaya   See fewer
Alexander Polinsky
Pyotr Ivanovich Dobchinsky Pyotr Ivanovich Dobchinsky   See fewer
Vasiliy Kornukov
Pyotr Ivanovich Bobchinsky (as V. Kornukov) Pyotr Ivanovich Bobchinsky (as V. Kornukov)   See fewer
Sergei Blinnikov
Judge Ammos Fyodorovich Lyapkin-Tyapkin Judge Ammos Fyodorovich Lyapkin-Tyapkin   See fewer
Mikhail Yanshin
Commissioner of Charities Artemy Filippovich Zemlyanika Commissioner of Charities Artemy Filippovich Zemlyanika   See fewer
Erast Garin
Postmaster Ivan Kuzmich Shpekin Postmaster Ivan Kuzmich Shpekin   See fewer
Pavel Pavlenko
School Supt. Luka Lukich Khlopov (as P. Pavlenko) School Supt. Luka Lukich Khlopov (as P. Pavlenko)   See fewer
A. Guzeyev
Dr. Christian Ivanovich Hubner Dr. Christian Ivanovich Hubner   See fewer
Elena Ponsova
Ivanova, a sergeant's widow (as E. Ponsova) Ivanova, a sergeant's widow (as E. Ponsova)   See fewer
Nikolay Rybnikov
Ivan Lazarevich Rastakovskiy Ivan Lazarevich Rastakovskiy   See fewer
N. Timyakov
A Merchant A Merchant   See fewer
Anastasiya Zueva
Fevonya Poshlyopkina (as A. Zuyeva) Fevonya Poshlyopkina (as A. Zuyeva)   See fewer
Vladimir Yershov
Gendarme (uncredited) Gendarme (uncredited)   See fewer
Anna Zarzhitskaya
Korobkina (uncredited) Korobkina (uncredited)   See fewer
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