Yakov Protazanov

Yakov Protazanov

Known for
Directing
Born
February 4, 1881
Died
August 9, 1945 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Moscow, 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).

Known For

Filmography

1943
Nasreddin in Bukhara poster

Nasreddin in Bukhara

Movie · Director

1941
Salavat Yulayev poster

Salavat Yulayev

Movie · Director

1938
Seventh Graders poster

Seventh Graders

Movie · Director

1937
Without Dowry poster

Without Dowry

Movie · Director

1936
On the Strangeness of Love poster

On the Strangeness of Love

Movie · Director

1934
Marionettes poster

Marionettes

Movie · Director

1931
Siberian Patrol poster

Siberian Patrol

Movie · Director

1930
St. Jorgen's Day poster

St. Jorgen's Day

Movie · Director

1929
Ranks and People poster

Ranks and People

Movie · Director

1928
The White Eagle poster

The White Eagle

Movie · Director

1928
Don Diego and Pelagia poster

Don Diego and Pelagia

Movie · Director

1927
The Man from the Restaurant poster

The Man from the Restaurant

Movie · Director

1927
The Forty-First poster

The Forty-First

Movie · Director

1926
The Case of the Three Million poster

The Case of the Three Million

Movie · Director

1925
The Tailor from Torzhok poster

The Tailor from Torzhok

Movie · Director

1925
His Call poster

His Call

Movie · Director

1924
Aelita: Queen of Mars poster

Aelita: Queen of Mars

Movie · Director

1923
Member Of Parliament

Member Of Parliament

Movie · Director

1921
Justice d'abord poster

Justice d'abord

Movie · Director

1920
A Narrow Escape poster

A Narrow Escape

Movie · Director

1919
The Queen's Secret poster

The Queen's Secret

Movie · Director

1919
The Child of Another poster

The Child of Another

Movie · Director

1919
Woman's Calvary poster

Woman's Calvary

Movie · Director

1918
A Knight of the Spirit poster

A Knight of the Spirit

Movie · Director

1918
Father Sergius poster

Father Sergius

Movie · Director

1918
Jenny the Maid poster

Jenny the Maid

Movie · Director

1918
Little Ellie poster

Little Ellie

Movie · Director

1917
Satan Triumphant poster

Satan Triumphant

Movie · Director

1917
The Prosecutor poster

The Prosecutor

Movie · Director

1917
Blood Need Not Be Spilled

Blood Need Not Be Spilled

Movie · Director

1917
Dance of Death poster

Dance of Death

Movie · Director

1916
The Beggar Woman poster

The Beggar Woman

Movie · Director

1916
And The Song Remained Unfinished poster

And The Song Remained Unfinished

Movie · Director

1916
I'm Gonna Hitch Three Fast Dark Brown Horses poster

I'm Gonna Hitch Three Fast Dark Brown Horses

Movie · Director

1916
The Queen of Spades poster

The Queen of Spades

Movie · Director

1916
Panna Meri poster

Panna Meri

Movie · Director

1916
She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately poster

She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately

Movie · Director

1916
Sin poster

Sin

Movie · Director

1916
The Dagger Woman poster

The Dagger Woman

Movie · Director

1915
Petersburg Slums poster

Petersburg Slums

Movie · Director

1915
Nikolay Stavrogin poster

Nikolay Stavrogin

Movie · Director

1915
Me And My Conscience poster

Me And My Conscience

Movie · Director

1915
Plebeian

Plebeian

Movie · Director

1915
Sashka The Seminarian poster

Sashka The Seminarian

Movie · Director

1915
War and Peace poster

War and Peace

Movie · Director

1914
Christmas in Trench Lines poster

Christmas in Trench Lines

Movie · Director

1913
The Keys to Happiness poster

The Keys to Happiness

Movie · Director

1913
Better Death than Dishonour

Better Death than Dishonour

Movie · Director

1913
The Love of a Japanese Woman poster

The Love of a Japanese Woman

Movie · Co-Director

1913
The Broken Vase poster

The Broken Vase

Movie · Director

1913
How Beautiful And Fresh Were The Roses... poster

How Beautiful And Fresh Were The Roses...

Movie · Director

1913
For The Honor of the Russian Banner

For The Honor of the Russian Banner

Movie · Director

1913
Nailed poster

Nailed

Movie · Director

1913
How the Child's Soul Cried poster

How the Child's Soul Cried

Movie · Director

1913
A Chopin Nocturne

A Chopin Nocturne

Movie · Director

1913
One Enjoyed, the Other Paid poster

One Enjoyed, the Other Paid

Movie · Director

1913
Musical Moment poster

Musical Moment

Movie · Director

1913
What the Violin Wept About

What the Violin Wept About

Movie · Director

1912
The Departure of a Great Old Man poster

The Departure of a Great Old Man

Movie · Director

1912
Song About the Prophetic Oleg

Song About the Prophetic Oleg

Movie · Director

1912
Anfisa

Anfisa

Movie · Director

1911
Convict's Song poster

Convict's Song

Movie · Director

1910
The Fountain of Bakhchisaray

The Fountain of Bakhchisaray

Movie · Director