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 Mikhalkov | Marina Neyolova | Anna Mikhalkova | Evgeny Mironov | Zinoviy Gerdt | Oleg Yankovskiy | Aleksei Zharkov | Avangard Leontyev | Armen Dzhigarkhanyan | Pyotr Merkuryev | Jan Kuželka | Viktor Terelya | Idris Masgutov | Vladimir Ilin