Leonid Gaidai
- Directing
- January 30, 1923 · Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
- November 19, 1993
Biography
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
- Георгий Вицин. Не надо смеяться · Self
- Legends of Cinema · Self
- Георгий Вицин. Отшельник · Self
- When Idols Were Gone · Self/ArchiveFootage
- There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach · Crazy casino player (uncredited), Director
- Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation · Director, Writer
- Bird Market Incident · Director
- Dangerous for Your Life! · Director, Writer
- SportLotto - 82 · Director, Writer
- Heirloom · Director
- For the Matches · Screenplay, Director
- Incognito from St.Petersburg · Director, Screenplay
- Chest of Drawers Was Lead Through the Street... · Producer
- Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
- It Can't Be! · Director, Screenplay
- Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession · Director, Screenplay
- Black Gloves · Director, Screenplay
- Gift for a Single Woman · Producer
- 12 Chairs · Varfolomey Korobeinikov (uncredited), Writer
- The Diamond Arm · drunkard (uncredited), Director
- Kidnapping, Caucasian Style · Director, Writer
- Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures · (segment "Workmate") (uncredited), Director
- Obsession · Director, Writer
- Strictly Business · Director, Writer
- Fuse · Director
- Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross · Director, Screenplay
- Sovershenno seryozno · Screenplay, Director
- Bootleggers · Director, Screenplay
- In Transit
- Thrice Resurrected · inventor (uncredited), Director
- The Wind · Закревский
- A Groom from the Right Society · Director
- A Weary Road · Director
- Lyana · Alyosha
- Darling Friends · Director