''Inspector'' (russian: Ревизор) is a 1996 Russian comedy film directed by
Sergey Gazarov. It is based on the play ''
The Government Inspector
''The Government Inspector'', also known as ''The Inspector General'' ( rus, links=no, Ревизор, Revizor, literally: "Inspector"), is a satirical play by Russian dramatist and novelist, Nikolai Gogol. Originally published in 1836, the pl ...
'' by
Nikolai Gogol.
Plot
The film takes place in 19th-century Russia in a provincial criminal city, which the auditor decides to visit.
Cast
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Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...
as Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky, the mayor
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Marina Neyolova
Marina Mstislavovna Neyolova (russian: Мари́на Мстисла́вовна Неёлова; born 8 January 1947) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. She has appeared in 37 films since 1969. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1987).
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as Anna Andreyevna, his wife
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Anna Mikhalkova
Anna Nikitichna Mikhalkova (Russian: А́нна Ники́тична Михалко́ва; born 14 May 1974, in Moscow) is a Russian actress and model.
Her film credits include '' Our Own'', '' Kokoko'' and ''Rasputin''. Her television credits ...
as Mariya Antonovna, their daughter
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Zinoviy Gerdt as Luka Lukich Khlopov, the inspector of schools
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Oleg Yankovsky
Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (russian: Оле́г Ива́нович Янко́вский; 23 February 1944 – 20 May 2009) was a Soviet and Russian actor who excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he beca ...
as Ammos Fedorovich Liapkin-Tiapkin, the judge
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Yevgeny Mironov as Khlestakov
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Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan (russian: Армен Борисович Джигарханян; hy, Արմեն Բորիսի Ջիգարխանյան, Armen Borisi Jigarkhanyan; ; 3 October 1935 – 14 November 2020) was a Soviet, Armenian, and Rus ...
as Osip
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Pyotr Merkurev as Khristian Ivanovich Gibner, the district doctor
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Jan Kuzelka as Stepan Ilyich Ukhovertov, the chief of police
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Viktor Terelya as Derzhimorda, a policeman
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Idris Masgutov as The merchant, Abdulin
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Vladimir IlyinРевизор (1996) Full Cast & Crew
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References
External links
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{{The Government Inspector
1996 films
1990s Russian-language films
Russian comedy films
1996 comedy films
Films based on The Government Inspector