The General Inspector
1956, Arabic. Directed by Helmy Rafla.
The story revolves around the mayor of Morschi married to a dancer whose son was born from his first wife. The mayor exploits the peasantry to achieve his personal ambitions and goals without paying attention to them. After a period, the mayor knows that someone from the ministry will search him, The mayor believes that one of them is the inspector-general of the ministry and approaches him, exploiting the other person to deceive the mayor with his friend and asking him for many bribes.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Helmy RaflaDirector
- Ismail Yaseenصابر عبدالشكور
- Tahiya Carioccaشخلع / زوجة العمدة
- Mahmood Al-Melejiجابر
- Abdel Warith Assirالعمده
- Wedad Hamdyوداد خدامة
- Fouad Jafarظابط المباحث
- Abdel Moneim Basyouniسفرجى المطعم
- Abdel Moneim Ismailمالك البيت
- Abdel Hameed Badawyوكيل البريد
- Mawahibلطافة بنت العمدة
- Mounir ElFangaryعويضه
- Reyaad ElQasabgyشمروخ القاتل
Details
- Released
- 19 October 1956
- Original title
- المفتش العام
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Helmy Rafla, Abu Seoud El-Ibiary
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What The General Inspector is based on
The General Inspector is based on The Government Inspector (1836) by Nikolai Gogol.
1836
The Government Inspector
By Nikolai Gogol
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The General Inspector runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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The General Inspector isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 October 1956. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The General Inspector?
The General Inspector (1956) was directed by Helmy Rafla and stars Ismail Yaseen, Tahiya Cariocca, Mahmood Al-Meleji.
What is The General Inspector based on?
The General Inspector is based on The Government Inspector (1836) by Nikolai Gogol.