Leonid Gaidai

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

0.7504

Gender

Male

Birthday

30-Jan-1923

Age

(103 years old)

Place of Birth

Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

Also Known As
  • Leonid Gayday
  • Леонид Гайдай
  • L. Gaidai
  • Leonid Iovich Gaidai
  • Leonid Gaiddai
  • L. Gaydday
  • Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й
  • Л. Гайдай

Leonid Gaidai

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".


Credits

Риск - благородное дело Риск - благородное дело (1977) Character: N/A
The thirty-year-old decathlete leaves the big sport and becomes a stunt performer in the cinema. About how the movie is shot, and about the development of personal relationships between the main characters.
В пути В пути (1961) Character: N/A
An elderly man takes in his orphaned niece after the death of his younger brother. On the way home, on the train, in communication with various people, the true traits of his character are revealed.
На Дерибасовской хорошая погода, или На Брайтон Бич опять идут дожди На Дерибасовской хорошая погода, или На Брайтон Бич опять идут дожди (1993) Character: Crazy casino player (uncredited)
When mysterious Russian bandit named Artist came in USA, brave Russian special agent Fyodor Sokolov runs to States for defeat evil master.
Ветер Ветер (1959) Character: Закревский
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.
12 стульев 12 стульев (1971) Character: Коробейников
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.
Ляна Ляна (1955) Character: Alyosha
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.
Операция «Ы» и другие приключения Шурика Операция «Ы» и другие приключения Шурика (1965) Character: пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»
The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik, the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly.
Трижды воскресший Трижды воскресший (1960) Character: Izobretatel (uncredited)
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
Бриллиантовая рука Бриллиантовая рука (1969) Character: alcoholic and the hand that chokes Kozodoyev in his dream (uncredited)
A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds.



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