Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Gaidai
Person

Leonid Gaidai

Director 1923-01-30 Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й; 30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993; Svobodny) was a Soviet comedy film director, screenwriter and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

1965 · (segment "Workmate") (uncredited)

The Diamond Arm

The Diamond Arm

1969 · drunkard (uncredited)

12 Chairs

12 Chairs

1971 · Varfolomey Korobeinikov (uncredited)

There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach

There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach

1993 · Crazy casino player (uncredited)

Thrice Resurrected

Thrice Resurrected

1960 · inventor (uncredited)

Lyana

Lyana

1955 · Alyosha

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

1977 · Movie

When Idols Were Gone

When Idols Were Gone

2005 · Self/ArchiveFootage

The Wind

The Wind

1959 · Закревский

Legends of Cinema

Legends of Cinema

2016 · Self (archive footage)

In Transit

In Transit

1961 · Movie

Георгий Вицин. Отшельник

2008 · Self (archive footage)

Георгий Вицин. Не надо смеяться

2016 · Self (archive footage)