Aleksei Smirnov’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Aleksei Smirnov has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 1970s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Only Old Men Are Going to Battle.
Recurring themes

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964
Comedy

The Little Bather
1968
Comedy

Totòtruffa '62
1961
Comedy

The Tattoo
1968
Comedy

Squeak-squeak
1963
Comedy

Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?
1968
Comedy · Adventure

How to Murder Your Wife
1965
Comedy

That Touch of Mink
1962
Comedy · Romance

Alexey Titarenko is very talented pilot and brave leader of "Singing group". He also must look after some new cadets and fight together with them against German Luftwaffe planes. Close to Alexey always are his friends, they are all from different parts of the country, but they all became real brothers.
Dir. Leonid Bykov · With Leonid Bykov, Serhiy Pidhornyi, Sergei Ivanov

as Verzila (segment "Workmate") / buyer at the market (segment "Operation Y") (uncredited)
The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik, the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly.
Dir. Leonid Gaidai · With Aleksandr Demyanenko, Aleksei Smirnov, Mikhail Pugovkin

Children rebel against the strict rules and regulations they face during their time in a Communist Young Pioneer camp.
Dir. Elem Klimov · With Evgeniy Evstigneev, Arina Aleynikova, Viktor Kosykh
A Soviet cruise ship "Evgeni Onegin" is carrying cages with tigers and lions for a Soviet Circus. One loose monkey unlocks all cages, letting the tigers and lions out. Poor passengers and crew have no place to run. The captain abandons his post out of fear, and the monkey takes over the captain's post. The ship gets under total control by the tigers and lions. Only one lady is standing up to the challenge. Her name is Marianna, she loves animals, and she takes the situation under control.
Dir. Vladimir Fetin · With Aleksei Gribov, Ivan Dmitriev, Margarita Nazarova