Portrait of Leonid Gaidai

Directing

Leonid Gaidai

Career

Active from 1954 to 1993, busiest in 1961 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leonid Gaidai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.2, average 5.2
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 4
  • Classic Soviet Comedy 3
  • Physical Humor 3
  • Slapstick 3
  • Soviet Era 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Satire 2
  • Short Film 2
  • Crime Comedy 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Nostalgic Cultural Artifact 2
  • Soviet Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 60
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach (1993)
GoodWatch score 60

as Crazy casino player (uncredited)

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 63
Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation
Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Writer

Bird Market Incident
Bird Market Incident (1988)

Director

Dangerous for Your Life!
Dangerous for Your Life! (1985)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

SportLotto - 82
SportLotto - 82 (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Heirloom
Heirloom (1981)

Director

For the Matches
For the Matches (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 69
Incognito from St.Petersburg
Incognito from St.Petersburg (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

Chest of Drawers Was Lead Through the Street...
Chest of Drawers Was Lead Through the Street... (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

It Can't Be!
It Can't Be! (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay, Director

Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

Gift for a Single Woman
Gift for a Single Woman (1973)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer

Black Gloves
Black Gloves (1973)

Director, Screenplay

12 Chairs
12 Chairs (1971)
GoodWatch score 80

as Varfolomey Korobeinikov (uncredited)

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 76
The Diamond Arm
The Diamond Arm (1969)
GoodWatch score 80

as drunkard (uncredited)

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as (segment "Workmate") (uncredited)

Obsession
Obsession (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

Strictly Business
Strictly Business (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Writer

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Screenplay

Sovershenno seryozno
Sovershenno seryozno (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Director

Bootleggers
Bootleggers (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay, Director

Thrice Resurrected
Thrice Resurrected (1960)

as inventor (uncredited)

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 67
The Wind
The Wind (1959)

as ะ—ะฐะบั€ะตะฒัะบะธะน

A Groom from the Right Society
A Groom from the Right Society (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

A Weary Road
A Weary Road (1956)

Director

Lyana
Lyana (1955)

as Alyosha

Darling Friends
Darling Friends (1954)

Director