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The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin is a 1994 comedy drama film directed by Jiří Menzel. The film entered the competition at the 51st Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal. It is based on the 1969 and 1979 novel The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin by Vladimir Voinovich and the scenario by Zdeněk Svěrák. It is a coproduction between Russia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France and Italy.
Original Release
10/02/1994
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gennadiy Nazarov | Ivan Chonkin / Иван Чонкин |
| Zoya Buryak | Njura / Нюра |
| Aleksey Zharkov | Gladisev |
| Vladimir Ilin | Golubev / Голубев |
| Valeriy Zolotukhin | Kilin |
| Mariya Vinogradova | Granny Dunia / Dunya |
| Yuriy Dubrovin | Volkov |
| Marian Labuda | Opalikov |
| Tatyana Gerbachevskaya | Afrodita |
| Zinoviy Gerdt | Stalin / Stalin namesake |
Directors
Writers
Zdenek Sverák, Vladimir Voinovich
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gennadiy Nazarov | Ivan Chonkin / Иван Чонкин |
| Zoya Buryak | Njura / Нюра |
| Aleksey Zharkov | Gladisev |
| Vladimir Ilin | Golubev / Голубев |
| Valeriy Zolotukhin | Kilin |
| Mariya Vinogradova | Granny Dunia / Dunya |
| Yuriy Dubrovin | Volkov |
| Marian Labuda | Opalikov |
| Tatyana Gerbachevskaya | Afrodita |
| Zinoviy Gerdt | Stalin / Stalin namesake |
| Sergey Garmash | Miljaga / Milyaga |
| Lyubov Rudneva | Kapa |
| Ivan Ryzhov | Shapkin |
| Vyacheslav Molokov | General Drynov |
| Tatyana Agafonova | Ninka |
| Tatyana Oshurkova | Taika |
| Galina Petrova | Zinaida |
| Henryk Bista | Zhikin |
| Aleksandr Ilin | Shikalov |
| Aleksandr Kuzmichyov | Taldykin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Eric Abraham | Producer |
| Katya Krausova | Producer |
| Domenico Procacci | Producer |
| Leonid Vereshchagin | Producer |
