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Yakov Protazanov

Directing
64 years oldMoscow, Russian Empire

Biography

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).

Personal Details

Born
February 4, 1881 - August 9, 1945 (age 64)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Moscow, Russian Empire
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Яков Протазанов
I. A. Protozanoff

Movies (50)

Nasreddin in Bukhara
4.9

Nasreddin in Bukhara

Director (Directing)

1943

Salavat Yulayev

Salavat Yulayev

Director (Directing)

1941

Seventh Graders

Seventh Graders

Director (Directing)

1938

Without Dowry
5.8

Without Dowry

Director (Directing)

1937

On the Strangeness of Love
3.7

On the Strangeness of Love

Director (Directing)

1936

Marionettes
4.2

Marionettes

Director (Directing)

1934

Diary of a Revolutionist
2.7

Diary of a Revolutionist

Writer (Writing)

1932

Siberian Patrol
4.5

Siberian Patrol

Director (Directing)

1931

St. Jorgen's Day
5.3

St. Jorgen's Day

Director (Directing)

1930

Ranks and People
5.4

Ranks and People

Director (Directing)

1929

The White Eagle
4.9

The White Eagle

Director (Directing)

1928

Don Diego and Pelagia
4.0

Don Diego and Pelagia

Director (Directing)

1928

The Man from the Restaurant
5.0

The Man from the Restaurant

1927

The Forty-First
4.7

The Forty-First

Director (Directing)

1927

The Case of the Three Million
5.7

The Case of the Three Million

Director (Directing)

1926

Chess Fever
6.3

Chess Fever

as Chemist

1925

The Tailor from Torzhok
3.5

The Tailor from Torzhok

Director (Directing)

1925

His Call

His Call

Director (Directing)

1925

Aelita: Queen of Mars
5.9

Aelita: Queen of Mars

Director (Directing)

1924

Member Of Parliament
2.0

Member Of Parliament

Director (Directing)

1923

Justice d'abord

Justice d'abord

Director (Directing)

1921

A Narrow Escape
5.7

A Narrow Escape

Director (Directing)

1920

Woman's Calvary

Woman's Calvary

Director (Directing)

1919

The Child of Another

The Child of Another

Director (Directing)

1919

The Queen's Secret

The Queen's Secret

Writer (Writing)

1919

Father Sergius
5.3

Father Sergius

Director (Directing)

1918

Knight's Spirit
5.8

Knight's Spirit

Director (Directing)

1918

Jenny the Maid
5.5

Jenny the Maid

Director (Directing)

1918

Little Ellie

Little Ellie

Director (Directing)

1918

Satan Triumphant
6.8

Satan Triumphant

Director (Directing)

1917

Blood Need Not Be Spilled

Blood Need Not Be Spilled

Director (Directing)

1917

The Prosecutor

The Prosecutor

Director (Directing)

1917

Dance of Death

Dance of Death

Director (Directing)

1917

Beggar Woman
5.0

Beggar Woman

Director (Directing)

1916

Panna Meri

Panna Meri

Director (Directing)

1916

Sin

Sin

Director (Directing)

1916

She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately

She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately

Director (Directing)

1916

And The Song Remained Unfinished

And The Song Remained Unfinished

Director (Directing)

1916

The Dagger Woman

The Dagger Woman

Director (Directing)

1916

The Queen of Spades
5.3

The Queen of Spades

Director (Directing)

1916

I'm Gonna Hitch Three Fast Dark Brown Horses

I'm Gonna Hitch Three Fast Dark Brown Horses

Director (Directing)

1916

Me And My Conscience

Me And My Conscience

Director (Directing)

1915

Nikolay Stavrogin

Nikolay Stavrogin

Director (Directing)

1915

Plebeian

Plebeian

Director (Directing)

1915

War and Peace

War and Peace

Writer (Writing)

1915

Petersburg Slums

Petersburg Slums

Director (Directing)

1915

Sashka The Seminarian

Sashka The Seminarian

Director (Directing)

1915

Christmas in Trench Lines
4.5

Christmas in Trench Lines

Screenplay (Writing)

1914

One Enjoyed, the Other Paid

One Enjoyed, the Other Paid

Director (Directing)

1913

How Beautiful And Fresh Were The Roses...

How Beautiful And Fresh Were The Roses...

Director (Directing)

1913