Movie Description
視察專員
(1955)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Huang Yu
- Producer : Yuen Yang-an
- Editor : Zhuang Wenlang
- Cast : Ping Fan,Shek Hwei,Jiang Ming,Liu Lian
Cast
Facts
Original Title視察專員
Status Released
Release Information
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1955-01-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 39m
Homepagehttp://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/en_US/web/hkfa/programmesandexhibitions/2019ag-foreign/the-inspector-gen.html
Production CompaniesGreat Wall Pictures Corporation
Genres
- Comedy