Leonid Gaidai
Directing · Born 1923-01-30 · age 70 at death · 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".
Titles
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
The Diamond Arm
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
12 Chairs
Bootleggers
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross
It Can't Be!
SportLotto - 82
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
Strictly Business
For the Matches
Obsession
Dangerous for Your Life!
Sovershenno seryozno
Incognito from St.Petersburg
Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation
A Groom from the Right Society
Chest of Drawers Was Lead Through the Street...
Fuse
Thrice Resurrected
A Weary Road
Lyana
Gift for a Single Woman
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
The Wind
In Transit
Darling Friends
Heirloom