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The Inspector General (1933 film)

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Revizor
Directed byMartin Frič
Screenplay byVáclav Menger
Prof. Mathesius
V. Solin
Based onThe Inspector General
1836 play
by Nikolai Gogol
StarringVlasta Burian
Jaroslav Marvan
Václav Trégl
CinematographyJan Stallich
Edited byMartin Frič
Music byJára Beneš
Production
company
Meissner Film Prague
Release date
  • 29 September 1933 (1933-09-29)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

The Inspector General (Czech: Revizor) is a 1933 Czech historical comedy film directed by Martin Frič and starring Vlasta Burian, Jaroslav Marvan and Václav Trégl.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1836 play The Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol.[2] The director Martin Frič considered it one of his best movies.[3]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Štěpán Kopecký. It was shot in studios in Prague.

Plot summary

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Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Revizor". csfd.cz. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. ^ Goble p.928
  3. ^ Liehm, Antonín (1974). Closely Watched Films: The Czechoslovak Experience. Routledge.

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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