Leonid Gaidai

Director 17 / Writer 14 / Actor 5 · 1956 – 2016 · 🎬 36 · 🌐 Soviet Union

Leonid Iovich Gaidai was a Soviet and Russian 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".

All · 36 🎬 Movies · 36

Comedy Crime Adventure Drama documentary

Highlights

The Diamond Arm

The Diamond Arm

1969

The Diamond Arm

The Diamond Arm

1969

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

1967

Frequent Collaborators

Georgiy Vitsin

19 shared

Yuriy Nikulin

16 shared

Нина Гребешкова

Нина Гребешкова

15 shared

Сергей Филиппов

Сергей Филиппов

12 shared

Vladlen Bakhnov

10 shared

Natalya Krachkovskaya

Natalya Krachkovskaya

10 shared

All decades 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

🎬 Movies

The Diamond Arm

The Diamond Arm

writer

1969

The Diamond Arm

The Diamond Arm

director

1969

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

writer

1967

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

director

1967

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

writer

1965

Obsession

Obsession

director

1965

Obsession

Obsession

writer

1965

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures

director

1965

Strictly Business

Strictly Business

director

1963

Strictly Business

Strictly Business

writer

1963

Bootleggers

Bootleggers

director

1962

Bootleggers

Bootleggers

writer

1962

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

director

1961

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

writer

1961

In Transit

In Transit

actor

1961

Thrice Resurrected

Thrice Resurrected

director

1960

Thrice Resurrected

Thrice Resurrected

actor

1960

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