The Civil Servant (Russian: Государственный чиновник) is a 1931 Soviet film directed by Ivan Pyryev.
[1][2][3][4] The film tells the story of Apollon Fokin, a cashier working on the board of a railway company in the late 1920s.
Fokin resists, and during the chaos, a satchel with money unexpectedly ends up under the stairs, where it is found by his wife.
However, during the investigation, the thief exposes not only the members of the subversive group but also Fokin's role in the crime.
Fokin, who had hoped to be elected to the Moscow Soviet for his "heroic deeds," finds himself facing trial instead.