Overview
An adaptation of the play by Ukrainian playwright Mykola Gogol, set in Tsarist Russia during the 19th century. A provincial town plagued by bribery, abuse of power, embezzlement, and other corrupt practices. One day, Mayor Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky summons the town officials and announces that an inspector is on their way.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on The Government Inspector
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Mikhail Agranovich
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Andrey DmitrievWriter
- Nikolai GogolBook
- Sergey GazarovWriter
- Original title
- Ревизор
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 8, 1996
- Original language
- Russian
- Countries
- Russia
Production
Cast
Nikita MikhalkovAnton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky, the mayor
Marina NeyolovaAnna Andreyevna, his wife
Anna MikhalkovaMariya Antonovna, their daughter
Evgeny MironovKhlestakov
Zinoviy GerdtLuka Lukich Khlopov, the inspector of schools
Oleg YankovskyAmmos Fedorovich Liapkin-Tiapkin, the judge
Aleksei ZharkovArtemiy Filippovich Zemlyanika
Avangard LeontyevBobchinsky / Dobchinsky
Armen DzhigarkhanyanOsip, his servant
Pyotr MerkuryevKhristian Ivanovich Gibner, the district doctor
Jan KuželkaStepan Ilyich Ukhovertov, the chief of police
Viktor TerelyaDerzhimorda, a policeman- Idris MasgutovThe merchant, Abdulin
Vladimir Ilin
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