May 25, 1920, Sochi – February 27, 1982, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR.
Graduated from the Aviation Institute, then from the directing department of VGIK (1949, workshop of S.A. Gerasimov). He made his film debut as a trainee director and actor in Gerasimov's film "The Young Guard."
He worked at the Gorky Film Studio since 1950.
He became famous after the release of the film "They Were the First," about the first Komsomol members. He continued the theme of the younger generation in the film "Volunteers," the success of which was primarily due to its cast (Mikhail Ulyanov, Elina Bystritskaya, Leonid Bykov, Pyotr Shcherbakov).
One of his most significant works was the film "A Simple Story," about the life of an ordinary Russian peasant woman who, by the will of fate, became the chairwoman of a collective farm (her role was brilliantly played by Nonna Mordyukova).
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1965).
People's Artist of the RSFSR (1974).
