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The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin

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The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin

6.4

1h 46m

1994

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.

Director

Jiří Menzel

ComedyDrama

based on novel or book1940s

Cast & Crew

Gennadiy Nazarov

Gennadiy Nazarov

as Ivan Chonkin

Zoya Buryak

Zoya Buryak

as Nyura

Vladimir Ilin

Vladimir Ilin

as Golubev

Valeriy Zolotukhin

Valeriy Zolotukhin

as Kilin

Aleksei Zharkov

Aleksei Zharkov

as Gladyshev

Yuriy Dubrovin

Yuriy Dubrovin

as Volkov

Sergei Stepanchenko

Sergei Stepanchenko

as Butch

Sergey Garmash

Sergey Garmash

as Milyaga

Zinoviy Gerdt

Zinoviy Gerdt

as Stalin

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