Leonid Gaidai
Known for department: Directing
Birthday: 1923-01-30 β 1993-11-19
Place of birth: Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Biography
Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: ΠΠ΅ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΜΠ΄ ΠΠΎΜΠ²ΠΈΡ ΠΠ°ΠΉΠ΄Π°ΜΠΉ; 30 January 1923 β 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
In Transit
1961
12 Chairs
1971ΠΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅ΠΉΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
1993Crazy casino player (uncredited)
The Wind
1959ΠΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
1965ΠΏΡΡΠ½Π°Π΄ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊ, Π½ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π»Π»Π° Β«ΠΠ°ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΒ»
Lyana
1955Alyosha
Thrice Resurrected
1960Izobretatel (uncredited)
The Diamond Arm
1969drunkard (uncredited)