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Leonid Gaidai
Directing
Born: January 30, 1923
Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Biography
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.
Known For
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
as пятнадцатисуточник, новелла «Напарник»
12 Chairs
as Коробейников
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
as Crazy casino player (uncredited)
В пути
Lyana
as Alyosha
The Wind
as Закревский
Thrice Resurrected
as Izobretatel (uncredited)
