This is a unique book of memories of the family and friends of Innokenty Mikhailovich Smoktunovsky, which are supplemented by personal memoirs of the great artist - created with great love. His closest people remember the brilliant actor and wonderful person: his wife Sulamif Mikhailovna, children Philip and Maria, granddaughter Anastasia, as well as friends and colleagues in the acting workshop: Oleg Efremov, Vladimir Menshov, Vera Alentova, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Valery Plotnikov and others. A genius - that’s what viewers, critics, colleagues, friends and relatives said and continue to say about him. What is the secret of genius? Who is it given to? How is genius revealed in a person? And how to live with this talent? The authors of memoirs each try to answer these questions in their own way. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.