Film director Vsevolod Pudovkin - director of the world famous films "Mother," "The End of St. Petersburg," "Descendant of Genghis Khan," "Suvorov," "The Return of Vasily Bortnikov" and others was, like any major talent, a bright, fond of, original in all its manifestations - in creativity and in relations with others. The memories of him collected in this book cover different periods of the life of a wonderful screen master. Among the authors of the articles are prominent figures of Soviet culture: writers K. Simonov, V. Shklovsky, directors L. Kuleshov, V. Gardin, M. Romm, S. Gerasimov, L. Trauberg, actors T. Makarova, N. Mordyukova, A. Khanov, B. Chirkov, A. Abrikosov, journalist T. Tess, artist O. Vereisky, cameramen A. Golovnya, A. Halperin, film critics A. Karaganov, R. Yurenev, associates, relatives of Pudovkin. Contains photo illustrations.