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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.
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Audiences 76GoodWatch 68
IMDb7.6
Running time
2 h 12 min
Longer than 9 in 10 comedies, +32 min on the typical 100
typical 100132Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1952
December 1, 1952
74 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Russian
Original language
Made in
Russia
and 4 moreDirecting · 2
- Vladimir Petrov Director, Writer
- Vakhtang Shvelidze First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Nikolai Gogol Theatre Play
Production · 1
- Osman Karaev Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Yuri Yekelchik Director of Photography
- Viktor Dombrovsky Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Klavdiya Moskvina Editor
Sound · 2
- Nikolay Timofeyev Original Music Composer
- Valeri Popov Sound Director
Art · 1
- Vladimir Kaplunovskiy Production Design
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