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Leonid Gaidai
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🎂 January 30, 1923📍 Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR🕯️ November 19, 1993 · Age 70
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".
BODY OF WORK
Leonid Gaidai's Filmography
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Георгий Вицин. Не надо смеяться
2016
as Self (archive footage)
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There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
1993⭐ 5.9
as Crazy casino player (uncredited)
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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
1977⭐ 6.7
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12 Chairs
1971⭐ 7.6
as Varfolomey Korobeinikov (uncredited)
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The Diamond Arm
1969⭐ 7.7
as drunkard (uncredited)
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Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
1965⭐ 7.5
as (segment "Workmate") (uncredited)
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In Transit
1961
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Thrice Resurrected
1960⭐ 5.4
as inventor (uncredited)
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The Wind
1959⭐ 7.5
as Закревский
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Lyana
1955⭐ 6.4
as Alyosha