Comedy ·Drama · Czech Republic · 1994 · 1h 46m

The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin

Director

Cast

Gennadiy Nazarov as Ivan Chonkin Zoya Buryak as Nyura Vladimir Ilin as Golubev Valeriy Zolotukhin as Kilin Aleksei Zharkov as Gladyshev Yuriy Dubrovin as Volkov

Crew

Jaromír Šofr — Director of Photography Jiří Brožek — Editor Jiří Šust — Original Music Composer Zdeněk Svěrák — Screenplay Vladimir Vojnovich — Novel Eric Abraham — Producer

Synopsis

Set in a small Ukrainian village during the outbreak of war with Germany in 1941 Private Chonkin, not overly endowed with intelligence, is left to guard a downed military aircraft. The authorities appear to have forgotten about him so this leaves him free to work his chams on the village postmistress, Njura, untill the local militia are tipped off.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book 1940s

Key Collaborators

Jiří Menzel Director Jaromír Šofr Director of Photography Jiří Brožek Editor Jiří Šust Original Music Composer Zdeněk Svěrák Screenplay Vladimir Vojnovich Novel Eric Abraham Producer Milan Býček Production Design Irina Ginno Costume Design

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