Смоктуновский

The work of I. Smoktunovsky, People's Artist of the USSR, laureate of the Lenin Prize, is an outstanding phenomenon of Soviet art. For more than 40 years he has been working as an actor in the theater, cinema, television, radio. Over the years, he has played more than 200 roles, the best of which have enriched our stage culture. Prince Myshkin, Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich, Ivanov, Porfiry Golovlev, Hamlet - these and other images created by Smoktunovsky are the focus of the author. The nature of the unique talent of the actor, the features of his personality are comprehended. It reflects his difficult relationship with time, the unexpected turns of acting fate, the history of his stage accomplishments.

For a wide range of readers.
There are many photo illustrations in the book.