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Yakov Protazanov

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Yakov Protazanov

Born
Died
(aged 64)
Birthplace
Moscow, Russian Empire
Credits
68 titles

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).

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Known For

Acting credits 5

YearTitleRole
1927 The Man from the Restaurant Film
1925 Chess Fever Film Chemist
1913 Musical Moment Film
1912 Song About the Prophetic Oleg Film The wizard
1909 The Death of Ivan the Terrible Film Garaburda

Crew credits 66

YearTitleJob
1943 Nasreddin in Bukhara Film Director
1941 Salavat Yulayev Film Director
1938 Seventh Graders Film Director
1937 Without Dowry Film Director, Screenplay
1936 On the Strangeness of Love Film Director
1934 Marionettes Film Director, Writer
1932 Diary of a Revolutionist Film Writer
1931 Siberian Patrol Film Director, Screenplay
1930 St. Jorgen's Day Film Director, Screenplay
1929 Ranks and People Film Director, Writer
1928 The White Eagle Film Director, Writer
1928 Don Diego and Pelagia Film Director
1927 The Man from the Restaurant Film Director, Screenplay
1927 The Forty-First Film Director
1926 The Case of the Three Million Film Director, Screenplay
1925 The Tailor from Torzhok Film Director
1925 His Call Film Director
1924 Aelita: Queen of Mars Film Director
1923 Member Of Parliament Film Director
1921 Justice d'abord Film Director
1920 A Narrow Escape Film Director, Screenplay
1919 Woman's Calvary Film Director
1919 The Child of Another Film Director
1919 The Queen's Secret Film Writer, Director
1918 Father Sergius Film Director
1918 A Knight of the Spirit Film Director
1918 Jenny the Maid Film Director, Writer
1918 Little Ellie Film Director, Writer
1917 Satan Triumphant Film Director
1917 Blood Need Not Be Spilled Film Director, Writer
1917 The Prosecutor Film Director
1917 Dance of Death Film Director
1916 The Beggar Woman Film Director, Writer
1916 Panna Meri Film Director, Screenplay
1916 Sin Film Director
1916 She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately Film Director
1916 And The Song Remained Unfinished Film Director
1916 The Dagger Woman Film Director
1916 The Queen of Spades Film Director, Writer
1916 I'm Gonna Hitch Three Fast Dark Brown Horses Film Director
1915 Me And My Conscience Film Director
1915 Nikolay Stavrogin Film Director
1915 Plebeian Film Director, Writer
1915 War and Peace Film Writer, Director
1915 Petersburg Slums Film Director
1915 Sashka The Seminarian Film Director, Writer
1914 Christmas in Trench Lines Film Screenplay, Director
1913 One Enjoyed, the Other Paid Film Director
1913 What the Violin Wept About Film Director
1913 How Beautiful And Fresh Were The Roses... Film Director, Screenplay
1913 The Broken Vase Film Director, Screenplay
1913 Better Death than Dishonour Film Director
1913 The Love of a Japanese Woman Film Co-Director
1913 Musical Moment Film Director
1913 How the Child's Soul Cried Film Director, Screenplay
1913 For The Honor of the Russian Banner Film Director, Writer
1913 Nailed Film Director, Writer
1913 The Keys to Happiness Film Director
1913 A Chopin Nocturne Film Director
1912 The Departure of a Great Old Man Film Director
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