The Inspector

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1933

Production year

1933

Premiere

29 September 1933

Runtime

70 min

Director

Martin Frič

Category

film

Genre

comedy, satire

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Revizor

Czech title

Revizor

English title

The Inspector

Synopsis

Ivan Alexandrovich Khlestakov, a poor petty official from St Petersburg, arrives with his servant Josef in a small provincial town and takes a room on credit in a local inn. At the same time the provincial governor receives a letter announcing the imminent arrival of the inspector from St Petersburg. Khlestakov's somewhat regal conduct arouses the suspicion that he is the inspector. The governor and other dignitaries disguise the town's manifold shortcomings which they themselves have caused, through fraud and corruption, and try to bribe the purported inspector. The wily Khlestakov immediately realises the benefits of being mistaken for the inspector and does nothing to correct the misapprehension. In a letter to friends in St Petersburg he describes the gullibility and venality of the local officials, and he gives the letter to the postman. It is not until he is presented as the fiancé of the governor's daughter that he decides the time has come to go. He surreptitiously leaves the town. The nosey postman opens Khlestakov's letter and reveals the whole truth to the governor and others. They all rush to Khlestakov's room but find it empty. The frightened dignitaries then hear the news that the real inspector is about to arrive.

Cast

Vlasta Burian

Ivan Alexandrovič Chlestakov, úředník z Petrohradu

Václav Trégl

Chlestakovův sluha Josef

Jaroslav Marvan

hejtman Anton Skvoznik Dmuchanovský

Zdeňka Baldová

hejtmanova žena Anna Andrejevna

Truda Grosslichtová

hejtmanova dcera Marie

Theodor Pištěk

soudce Lapkin Ťapkin

Václav Menger

školní dozorce Chlopov

František Hlavatý

dozorce dobročinného ústavu Zemljanika

Josef Rovenský

poštmistr Špekin

Josef Vošalík

statkář Petr Ivanovič Bobčinský

Alois Dvorský

statkář Petr Ivanovič Dobšinský

Josef Gruss

hejtmanův sluha

Jan W. Speerger

hejtmanův pobočník

Ella Nollová

prosebnice, žena poddůstojníka

Eman Fiala

zelinář

Josef Waltner

kapelník

František Kreuzmann

major ve výslužbě

Jan Marek

učitel

Marie Holanová

služebná u hejtmanů

Josef Oliak

měšťan

Marie Oliaková

měšťanka

F. X. Mlejnek

měšťan

Karolína Vávrová

babka s kozou

Bajo trio

zpěvačky na hostině

Melody Boys

zpěváci na hostině

R. A. Dvorský

zpěvák na hostině

Dubbing

Vlasta Burian

hlas chlapce ve třídě

Crew and creators

Director

Martin Frič

Based on

Nikolaj Vasiljevič Gogol (Revizor – divadelní hra)

Director of Photography

Jan Stallich

Production Designer

Štěpán Kopecký

Film Editor

Martin Frič

Sound Designer

Josef Zora

Production Manager

František Jerhot

Cooperation

Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Jára Beneš

Songs

To u nás v Petrohradě

Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Mottl
Singer Vlasta Burian

Píseň na hostině

Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Mottl
Singer R. A. DvorskýMelody BoysBajo trio

Production info

Original Title

Revizor

Czech Title

Revizor

English Title

The Inspector

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy, satire

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1933

Production Year

1933

Production specifications

date of censorship 09/1933
withdrawal from distribution 11/1939
date of censorship 11/1939 (neschváleno do distribuce)
withdrawal from distribution 31 July 1993

Premiere

premiere 29 September 1933 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Adria /3 týdny/ a Hvězda /3 týdny/, Praha)

Production

Meissner

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Meissner

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

70 min

Original length in metres

1 991 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech