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The Inspector-General

The Inspector-General

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 1, 1952

Runtime

2h 12m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

60%

Original Title

Ревизор

Production Companies

Mosfilm

Director

Vladimir Petrov

Description

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 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...