Leonid Gaidai

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Born January 30, 1923· Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

† Died November 19, 1993

4Roles★ 7.2Average rating

Emerging from the remote town of Svobodny in the Russian Far East, he refined his theatrical skills at the Irkutsk drama studio before completing formal film training at the Moscow Institute of Cinematography in 1955. After a brief stint as an assistant on Boris Barnet’s Lyana, he debuted as a director with the historical drama A Weary Road (1956) and gained his first popular acclaim in 1961 with… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures1965The Diamond Arm196912 Chairs1971There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach1993

Filmography

YearRating

★ 7.7

The Diamond Arm1969

drunkard (uncredited)

★ 7.6

12 Chairs1971

Varfolomey Korobeinikov (uncredited)

★ 7.5

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures1965

(segment "Workmate") (uncredited)

★ 5.9

There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach1993

Crazy casino player (uncredited)

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

★ 5.9

There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach1993

★ 6.7

Dangerous for Your Life!1985

★ 6.8

SportLotto - 821982

★ 6.3

For the Matches1980

★ 7.3

It Can't Be!1975

★ 7.9

Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession1973

★ 7.6

12 Chairs1971

★ 7.7

The Diamond Arm1969

★ 7.6

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style1967

★ 7.5

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures1965

★ 7.5

Obsession1965

★ 7.3

Strictly Business1963