Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
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Directed by | Jiří Menzel |
Screenplay by | Zdeněk Svěrák |
Based on | Books 1 and 2 of The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin by Vladimir Voinovich |
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Cinematography | Jaromír Šofr |
Edited by | Jiří Brožek |
Music by | Jiří Šust |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
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The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (
Plot
The film is set in 1941 in the Soviet Union, before and during the first months of its involvement in World War II.
A military plane is forced to make an emergency landing near the small village of Krasnoye. The plane is unable to be easily removed, and so Ivan Chonkin is sent to guard it.
Chonkin is a soldier serving with a military unit stationed near the village. An unpretentious and simple man, and far from an exemplary soldier, Ivan is serving his conscription time in the logistical division of the regiment, helping to cook the unit’s meals and move supplies about.
Chonkin is sent to the village and, eventually finds accommodation with the village postmistress Nura. Soon he moves the aeroplane to the courtyard of Nura’s hut and moves in with her permanently.
Cast
- Gennady Nazarov – Ivan Chonkin
- Zoya Buryak – Nyura
- Vladimir Ilyin – Golubev
- Aleksei Zharkov – Gladishev
- Valeri Zolotukhin – Kilin
- Zinovy Gerdt – Moisei Stalin
- Sergei Garmash – Milyaga
- Maria Vinogradova– Granny Dunia
- Yuri Dubrovin – Volkov
- Marián Labuda – Opalikov
- Aleksandr Garin – Svintsov
- Valery Nikolaev – Balashov
- Sergey Stepanchenko – Plechevoy
- Alexander Yelagin – Malakhov
References
- ^ Edoardo Pittalis, Roberto Pugliese, Bella di Notte, August 1996.
Further reading
- Menzel, Jirí (November 1995). "The art of laughter and survival". S2CID 145384794.