Yakov Protazanov
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Yakov Protazanov

Born 1881-02-04 · Moscow, Russian Empire · Died 1945-08-09

Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov (Russian: Яков Александрович Протазанов; February 4 (O.S. January 23), 1881 – August 8, 1945) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter, and one of the founding fathers of cinema of Russia. He was an Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR (1935) and Uzbek SSR (1944).

DirectorCastWriterCo-DirectorScreenplay

Known for

Aelita: Queen of Mars★ 6.1
Aelita: Queen of Mars
1924
Nasreddin in Bukhara★ 4.9
Nasreddin in Bukhara
1943
Chess Fever★ 6.6
Chess Fever
1925
The Tailor from Torzhok★ 6
The Tailor from Torzhok
1925
Zhenshchina s kinzhalom
Zhenshchina s kinzhalom
1916
A Narrow Escape★ 6
A Narrow Escape
1920
Salavat Yulayev
Salavat Yulayev
1941
Spirit of the Knight★ 5.8
Spirit of the Knight
1918
И песнь осталась недопетой
И песнь осталась недопетой
1916
Satan Triumphant★ 6.8
Satan Triumphant
1917
Give Her Something, For the Sake of Christ!★ 5
Give Her Something, For the Sake of Christ!
1916
Tak bezumno, tak strastno khotelos yey schastya
Tak bezumno, tak strastno khotelos yey schastya
1916
Without Dowry★ 6.4
Without Dowry
1937
Justice d'abord
Justice d'abord
1921
The Keys to Happiness
The Keys to Happiness
1913
Ranks and People★ 5.7
Ranks and People
1929
The Case of the Three Million★ 7.5
The Case of the Three Million
1926
His Call
His Call
1925
St. Jorgen's Day★ 6.4
St. Jorgen's Day
1930
On the Strangeness of Love★ 5
On the Strangeness of Love
1936
Don Diego and Pelagia★ 6
Don Diego and Pelagia
1928
The Queen of Spades★ 5.9
The Queen of Spades
1916
Sin
Sin
1916
Father Sergius★ 6.5
Father Sergius
1918
Malyutka Elli
Malyutka Elli
1918
Marionettes★ 5.8
Marionettes
1934
The Child of Another
The Child of Another
1919
The White Eagle★ 5.9
The White Eagle
1928
The Man from the Restaurant★ 5.9
The Man from the Restaurant
1927
Golgofa zhenshchiny
Golgofa zhenshchiny
1919

Frequent collaborators