Set in a small Ukrainian village during the outbreak of war with Germany in 1941 Private Chonkin, not overly endowed with intelligence, is left to guard a downed military aircraft. The authorities appear to have forgotten about him so this leaves him free to work his chams on the village postmistress, Njura, untill the local militia are tipped off.
Unfortunately the movie Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Jiří Menzel | Director |
| Sound | Jiří Šust | Music |
| Writing | Zdeněk Svěrák | Writer |
| Directing | Jan Maxa | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Václav Hnát | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Čížek | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Larisa Isaeva | Casting Director |
| Camera | Jaromír Šofr | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Ladislav Lahoda | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Miroslav Vránek | Camera Operator |
| Production | Nikita Mikhalkov | Producer |
| Production | Leonid Vereshchagin | Producer |
| Writing | Vladimir Vojnovich | Novel |