Portrait of Georgiy Daneliya

Directing

Georgiy Daneliya

Career

Active from 1960 to 2025, with a break from 2014 to 2024, busiest in 1960 and 1962 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kin-dza-dza!
Kin-dza-dza!
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Georgiy Daneliya Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Soviet Era 4
  • Russian Cinema 3
  • Soviet Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melancholic 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Melancholy Comedy 2
  • Moscow 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Wholesome 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Tango
Tango (2025)

Story

2010s

1 title · average score 55
Ku! Kin-dza-dza
Ku! Kin-dza-dza (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as (voice)

2000s

3 titles · average score 39
Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later
Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later (2007)
GoodWatch score 21

as эпизод

Anna
Anna (2005)

Screenplay

Fortune
Fortune (2000)
GoodWatch score 58

as Zek

1990s

5 titles · average score 65
Hello from Charlie the Trumpeter
Hello from Charlie the Trumpeter (1998)

Writer

Heads and Tails
Heads and Tails (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

as fellow of the design Institute

Nastya
Nastya (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

as работник культуры

To Remember
To Remember (1993)

TV show · as Narrator

The Passport
The Passport (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

as arab with a donkey (uncredited)

1980s

3 titles · average score 75
Frenchman
Frenchman (1988)

Writer

Kin-dza-dza!
Kin-dza-dza! (1986)
GoodWatch score 81

as Abradox - The Governor of Alpha

Tears Were Falling
Tears Were Falling (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

1970s

6 titles · average score 75
Autumn Marathon
Autumn Marathon (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as офицер в кинофильме

Mimino
Mimino (1977)
GoodWatch score 80

as pilot

One Fine Day
One Fine Day (1977)

Art Direction

Afonya
Afonya (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Hopelessly Lost
Hopelessly Lost (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

Gentlemen of Fortune
Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
GoodWatch score 80

as (uncredited)

1960s

6 titles · average score 70
Don't Grieve!
Don't Grieve! (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Thirty-three
Thirty-three (1965)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Walking the Streets of Moscow
Walking the Streets of Moscow (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

as (uncredited)

The Road to Berth
The Road to Berth (1962)

Director

A Summer to Remember
A Summer to Remember (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Also People
Also People (1960)

Writer, Director

1950s

1 title
The Unforgettable Year 1919
The Unforgettable Year 1919 (1951)

as Guitar Player