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The Inspector-General (1952)

The Inspector-General (1952)

Comedy
Release Date: 1952, December 1
Directors: Vladimir Petrov
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Mosfilm
Cast: Elena Ponsova, Vladimir Uralskiy, Ivan Ryzhov, Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya, Anatoliy Kubatskiy, Anna Zarzhitskaya, Aleksandr Polinskiy

Overview:

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...