The Inspector-General

Year: 1952

Runtime: 132 mins

Language: Russian

Director: Vladimir Petrov

Comedy

Khlestakov, a flamboyant but penniless con man, arrives in a provincial Russian town where officials anxiously await a secret inspector from St. Petersburg. Mistaken for that envoy, he exploits the mistake, extorting bribes from the governor and courting both his wife and daughter, exposing the local corruption and hypocrisy until the genuine inspector finally appears.

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