Writer

Leonid Gaidai

Born 1923-01-30Died 1993-11-19aged 70

Leonid Gaidai (1923–1993) is best known for Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach, Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation and Dangerous for Your Life!.

Leonid Iovich Gaidai (30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) 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".

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