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Leonid Gaidai

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Leonid I. Gaidai (30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) was one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR and modern Russia. His movies broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia.

30-01-1923

Birthday

Aquarius

Zodiac Sign

-

Genres

7

Total Films

Леонид Гайдай, L. Gaidai, Leonid Iovich Gaidai, Leonid Gaiddai

Also known as (male)

Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

Place of Birth

Popular works

Creative career

actor

7 Works

producer

0 Works

director

40 Works

writer

17 Works

other

0 Works

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

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

When mysterious Russian bandit named Artist came in USA, brave Russian special agent Fyodor Sokolov runs to States for defeat evil master.
5.9

Year:

1993

12 Chairs

12 Chairs

A former aristocrat Ippolit Vorobyaninov leads a miserable life in Soviet Russia. His mother-in-law reveals a secret to him - she hid family diamonds in one of the twelve chairs they once had. Vorobyaninov in cooperation with a young con artist Ostap Bender start a long search for the diamonds.
7.6

Year:

1971

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik (alternative spelling — Shourick), the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly. "Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures" was a hit movie and became the leader of Soviet film distribution in 1965.
7.6

Year:

1965

В пути

В пути

0.0

Year:

1961

Thrice Resurrected

Thrice Resurrected

In 1919, on the tow boat Komsomol went to beat the whites. During the Second World War, during the heroic battle on the Volga on this boat were transporting wounded soldiers and children
5.2

Year:

1960

The Wind

The Wind

Filmed in the context of the fortieth anniversary of the creation of the Komsomols, the League of Young Communists, tells the story of three youth delegates from the League in 1918, who must make the dangerous journey to Moscow during the civil war to participate in League’s congress.
8.0

Year:

1959

Lyana

Lyana

A group of Moldavian folk musicians compete for the top Soviet prize. Singer Lyana loves the flautist, but he's fallen afoul of the group leader.
5.8

Year:

1955