Cinema is a relatively new art form that has conquered the whole world. Comedy is a versatile cinematic genre that everyone loves equally. Probably, this explains the fact that the favorite Soviet films, according to the site "KinoPoisk", are comedies by Leonid Gaidai and Alexander Sery.
First place: "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession"
This favorite Soviet comedy was filmed at the Mosfilm studio in 1973. The idea for its creation was the play by Mikhail Bulgakov "Ivan Vasilievich". The well-known director Leonid Gaidai shot this comedy. The main roles were played by Yuri Yakovlev, Leonid Kuravlev, Alexander Demyanenko, Natalia Selezneva, Savely Kramarov, Vladimir Etush and Mikhail Pugovkin. "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession" is the absolute leader of the Soviet film distribution in 1973. Then this film was watched by more than 60 million viewers.
Second place: "Operation" Y "and other adventures of Shurik"
This secular comedy film was shot in 1965 by the same Leonid Gaidai. This motion picture was a huge success and became the leader of film distribution in the USSR in 1965. Then it was watched by 69.6 million viewers. The main roles were played by Alexander Demyanenko, Yuri Nikulin, Evgeny Morgunov, Georgy Vitsin, Alexey Smirnov, Mikhail Pugovkin, Natalia Selezneva. It is curious that Leonid Gaidai himself played an episodic role in this comedy - an old man sentenced to 15 days and asked to announce the entire list of outfits.
Third place: "Prisoner of the Caucasus, or Shurik's New Adventures"
This beloved Soviet film by Leonid Gaidai was filmed in 1966. This comedy is the second film with Shurik (Alexander Demyanenko) as the main character and the last (of those that Leonid Gaidai shot) with the participation of the famous troika - Coward (Georgy Vitsin), Goonies (Yuri Nikulin) and Experienced (Evgeny Morgunov). The film was released on April 3, 1967. The main roles were played by Alexander Demyanenko, Natalya Varley, Georgy Vitsin, Yevgeny Morgunov, Yuri Nikulin, Vladimir Etush and Frunzik Mkrtchyan.
Fourth place: "The Diamond Arm"
And this Soviet comedy was shot by the same Leonid Gaidai. The Diamond Arm is one of the most iconic films in the history of Soviet cinema. The plot of the film was partly based on real events: once there were read notes about Swiss smugglers trying to transport valuables in plaster. The main roles were played by Yuri Nikulin, Andrei Mironov, Anatoly Papanov, Svetlana Svetlichnaya, Nina Grebeshkova (director's wife Gaidai), Nonna Mordyukova and Stanislav Chekan.
Fifth place: "Gentlemen of Fortune"
This Soviet feature comedy film was shot in 1971 by Alexander Sery. This motion picture was the absolute leader of the Soviet film distribution in 1972. Then "Gentlemen of Fortune" was watched by more than 65 million viewers. Many phrases from this film scattered among the people, becoming winged. The main roles were played by Evgeny Leonov, Georgy Vitsin, Savely Kramarov, Radner Muratov, Oleg Vidov.
