
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.
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 policemanIdris MasgutovThe merchant, Abdulin
Vladimir Ilin