The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (1994) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1994 · 106 mins · Russian

Directed by

Jiří Menzel

Starring

Galina Petrova, Sergey Garmash, Aleksandr Ilin, Zoya Buryak, Konstantin Chepurin, Igor Vetrov

Set in a tiny Ukrainian village at the start of the 1941 war with Germany, the dim‑witted Private Ivan Chonkin is assigned to guard a downed aircraft. Abandoned by his superiors, he seizes the chance to court the village postmistress, Njura, until the local militia finally catch wind of his antics.