Leonid Gaidai

Leonid Gaidai

Directing30th January 1923(died at 70)Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR35 titles

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".

Born

30th January 1923 · Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

Died

19th November 1993

Known for

Directing

Also known as

Leonid Gayday , L. Gaidai, Leonid Iovich Gaidai, Leonid Gaiddai

Links

IMDb

Known for

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

MovieComedy

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Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

MovieComedy

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Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

MovieComedy

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

MovieCrimeComedy

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Dangerous for Your Life!

MovieComedy

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Sovershenno seryozno

MovieComedy

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Incognito from St.Petersburg

MovieComedy

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Filmography

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