Leonid Nechayev

Biography

Leonid Alexeyevich Nechayev (Russian: Леони́д Алексе́евич Неча́ев; 3 May 1939 – 24 January 2010) was a Russian children's film director. Nechayev's career as director was launched in 1974 with a film called Adventures in a City that does not Exist. He was also the creator of the popular musical fairy tales About The Little Red Riding Hood and The Adventures of Buratino. He was a prolific director at the studio Belarusfilm, where he worked for 17 years and shot 10 films. The Minsk Museum of Cinema has a hall exclusively dedicated to his creative legacy.

Directed

1. The Adventures of Buratino (1976) — Director
2. About the Little Red Riding Hood (1977) — Director
3. Red, Honest, in Love (1985) — Director
4. Do Not Leave... (1989) — Director
5. Peter Pan (1987) — Director
6. Sold Laughter (1981) — Director
7. The Imaginary Invalid (1979) — Director
8. Accept a Telegram for Credit (1979) — Director
9. Tale of the Star-Child (1983) — Director
10. Cricket Behind the Hearth (2001) — Director
11. Equilibrist (1976) — Director
12. Insane Lori (1991) — Director
13. Tutor (1987) — Director
14. The Adventures of Buratino (1975) — Director
15. Thumbelina (2007) — Director
16. Adventures in the City which Doesn't Exist (1974) — Director