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Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (1994) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 20, 1994

Original Title:
Život a neobyčejná dobrodružství vojáka Ivana Čonkina

Alternate Titles:
Iván Csonkin közkatona élete és különleges kalandjai
Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
Soldato molto semplice Ivan Chonkin
Život a neobyčejná dobrodružství vojáka Ivana Čonkina
Солдат Иван Чонкин
伊凡的冒险生活

Genres:
Comedy | Romance | War

Production Companies:
CNC
Canal+
Domenico Procacci
Fandango
Film4 Productions
La Sept Cinéma
MK2 Films
Portobello Pictures
Studio Trite

Production Countries:
Czech Republic | France | Italy | Russia | United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
CZ: U  RU: 16+ 

Runtime: 106

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Assistant Director:
Jan Maxa
Václav Hnát

Camera Operator:
Miroslav Vránek

Casting Director:
Larisa Isaeva

Director:
Jiří Menzel

Director of Photography:
Jaromír Šofr

Makeup Artist:
František Čížek

Music:
Jiří Šust

Novel:
Vladimir Vojnovich

Producer:
Nikita Mikhalkov
Leonid Vereshchagin

Stunt Coordinator:
Ladislav Lahoda

Writer:
Zdeněk Svěrák

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