The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin

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Released Nov 9, 1994

1h 46m

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Based on a banned novel by Vladimir Voinovic. A simple-minded but kindhearted soldier stands guard in a remote village.

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It's just great as it is :-)

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"With guns we don't have a problem, we've quite a lot of them....... but no bullets." :-)

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Jirí Menzel

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Gennadiy Nazarov

Ivan Chonkin

Zoya Buryak

Njura

Vladimir Ilin

Golubev

Valeriy Zolotukhin

Kilin

Zinovi Gerdt

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Based on a banned novel by Vladimir Voinovic. A simple-minded but kindhearted soldier stands guard in a remote village.

Director: Jirí Menzel
Producer: Eric Abraham, Katya Krausova
Screenwriter: Zdenek Sverák, Vladimir Vojnovich
Production Co: Domenico Procacci, Fandango, Channel Four Films, Centre National de la Cinematographie, La Sept, Portobello Pictures, Canal+, Studio Trite, MK2 Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Czech
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 9, 1994, Original
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Mono

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