Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
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.
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- Cast
- Crew
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Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 20, 1994
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Comedy, Romance, War
User Score
64%
Original Title
Život a neobyčejná dobrodružství vojáka Ivana Čonkina
Production Companies
Domenico Procacci, Fandango, Portobello Pictures, MK2 Films, CNC, Canal+, Studio Trite, La Sept Cinéma, Film4 Productions
Director
Jiří Menzel
Description
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.
