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Leonid Gaidai

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Leonid Gaidai

1923-01-30 – 1993-11-19 · Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

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

When Idols Were Gone poster

When Idols Were Gone

The Diamond Arm poster

The Diamond Arm

12 Chairs poster

12 Chairs

The Wind poster

The Wind

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures poster

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained poster

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

Lyana poster

Lyana

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

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

Thrice Resurrected poster

Thrice Resurrected

In Transit poster

In Transit

Legends of Cinema poster

Legends of Cinema

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