The Inspector General
The Inspector General
1955, Chinese. Directed by Huang Yu.
Nikolai Gogol's The Inspector General 1955 adaptation
Nikolai Gogol's The Inspector General is a satire play well-known around the world. In the period between the end of World War II and the 1960s, the play was adapted in Hong Kong cinema a total of six times. Director Huang Yu alone adapted it twice, as a Republic era story and a period comedy, respectively. The 1955 Republic era-set film is more faithful to its source material, following a spoiled rich brat who is mistaken as a government inspector in a small town and ends up being wined and dined by a corrupted local official. The film pokes fun at the ugliness of bureaucracy in old society, calling back to renowned Qing Dynasty novel Officialdom Unmasked while keeping the original play's artistic style.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1955
- Original title
- 視察專員
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Chu Hak, Ding Ho (aka Chu Hak)
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The Inspector General runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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The Inspector General isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1955. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Inspector General?
The Inspector General (1955) was directed by Huang Yu and stars Ping Fan, Shek Hwei, Jiang Ming.