Pudovkin

[ poo-dawf-kin, -dof-, Russian poo-dawf-kyin ]
/ puˈdɔf kɪn, -ˈdɒf-, Russian puˈdɔf kyɪn /

noun

Vse·vo·lod I·la·ri·o·no·vich [fsye-vuh-luh t ee-luh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /ˈfsyɛ və lət i lə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/,1893–1953, Russian motion-picture director.

British Dictionary definitions for pudovkin

Pudovkin
/ (Russian puˈdɔfkjɪn) /

noun

Vsevolod (ˈfsjevələt). 1893–1953, Russian film director; noted for his silent films, such as Mother (1926) and Storm over Asia (1928)