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
Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky, the mayor
Marina Neyolova
Anna Andreyevna, his wife
Anna Mikhalkova
Mariya Antonovna, their daughter
Evgeny Mironov
Khlestakov
Zinoviy Gerdt
Luka Lukich Khlopov, the inspector of schools
Oleg Yankovskiy
Ammos Fedorovich Liapkin-Tiapkin, the judge
Aleksei Zharkov
Artemiy Filippovich Zemlyanika
Avangard Leontyev
Bobchinsky / Dobchinsky
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Osip, his servant
Pyotr Merkuryev
Khristian Ivanovich Gibner, the district doctor
Nikita Mikhalkov
Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky, the mayor
Marina Neyolova
Anna Andreyevna, his wife
Anna Mikhalkova
Mariya Antonovna, their daughter
Evgeny Mironov
Khlestakov
Zinoviy Gerdt
Luka Lukich Khlopov, the inspector of schools
Oleg Yankovskiy
Ammos Fedorovich Liapkin-Tiapkin, the judge
Aleksei Zharkov
Artemiy Filippovich Zemlyanika
Avangard Leontyev
Bobchinsky / Dobchinsky
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Osip, his servant
Pyotr Merkuryev
Khristian Ivanovich Gibner, the district doctor
