Leonid Gaidai

Directing

Born: 1923-01-30 · Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR

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 s…