The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
Brief Synopsis
Based on a famous banned Russian novel written by Vladimir Voinovic in 1969, a satire about the predicament caused by a Red Army soldier assigned to guard an enemy plane just prior to Russia's entrance into World War II.
Cast & Crew
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Jiri Menzel
Director
Gennadi Nazarov
Ivan Chonkin
Zoya Buriak
Niura
Vladimir Ilyin
Golubev
Valeri Zolotukhin
Kilin
Zinovi Gerdt
Stalin
Film Details
Also Known As
Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Chonkin, The, Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin, a Simple Soldier, Zivot a Neobycejna Dobroudruzstvi Vojaka Ivana Conkina
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
War
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Fandango; Film4 Productions; La Sept Cinema; Mk2 International; Rank Film Laboratory; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Curzon Artificial Eye; Mk2 International
Location
Czech Republic
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
Synopsis
Based on a famous banned Russian novel written by Vladimir Voinovic in 1969, a satire about the predicament caused by a Red Army soldier assigned to guard an enemy plane just prior to Russia's entrance into World War II.
Director
Jiri Menzel
Director
Cast
Gennadi Nazarov
Ivan Chonkin
Zoya Buriak
Niura
Vladimir Ilyin
Golubev
Valeri Zolotukhin
Kilin
Zinovi Gerdt
Stalin
Alexei Zharkov
Marian Labuda
Maria Vinogradova
Garik Leontiev
Sergei Garmash
Sergei Stepanchenko
Yuri Dubrovin
Liubov Rudneva
Crew
Eric Abraham
Producer
Ji¿í Bro¿ek
Editor
James Butterworth
Production Executive Finance
Milan Bycek
Production Designer
Josef Cernusak
Camera Operator
Frantisek Cizek
Makeup
Jiri Curin
Gaffer
Michael Fairizl
Stills Photographer
Irina Ginna
Costume Designer
Vaclav Hnat
1st Assistant Director
Eva Horazna
Assistant Editor
Ales Hudsky
Production Associate
Joanna Human
Production Coordinator
Daniela Jencikova
Production Accountant
Bohumil Kadlec
Props
Katya Krausova
Co-Producer
Ilona Kreckova
Wardrobe
Vanessa Lees
Associate Producer
Jaroslav Lehman
Props
Lydia Lukes
Production Coordinator (Czech Republic)
Marketa Malisova
Production Coordinator
Nicky Monina
Production Coordinator (United Kingdom)
Jiri Moudry
Sound
Pavel Pita
Location Manager
Domenico Procacci
Associate Producer
Jan Schmidt
Associate Director
Anne Sinclair
Costume Consultant
Jaromir Sofr
Director Of Photography
Jiri Sust
Music
Zdenek Sverak
Screenwriter
Tamara
Casting Director
Marketa Valkova
2nd Assistant Director
Antonin Vanek
Boom Operator
Vladimir Voinovich
Screenwriter
Vladimir Voinovich
Source Material (From Novel)
Jiri Zavrel
Construction Manager
Film Details
Also Known As
Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Chonkin, The, Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin, a Simple Soldier, Zivot a Neobycejna Dobroudruzstvi Vojaka Ivana Conkina
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
War
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Fandango; Film4 Productions; La Sept Cinema; Mk2 International; Rank Film Laboratory; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
Curzon Artificial Eye; Mk2 International
Location
Czech Republic
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 46m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States September 1994
Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 1-12, 1994.
Began shooting June 28, 1993.
Completed shooting September 6, 1993.
Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 1-12, 1994.)
