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… |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.7/10 | |
Released: | May 1, 1954 | |
Runtime: | 132 min | |
Genres: | Comedy | |
Companies: | Mosfilm | |
Cast: | Igor Gorbachyov Yuriy Tolubeev Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya Tamara Nosova | |
Crew: | Vladimir Petrov Nikolai Gogol | |
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