Yakov Protazanov
Known for
Directing
Born
February 4, 1881
Birthplace
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died
August 9, 1945 (aged 64)
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).
Best known work
Aelita: Queen of Mars
1924
Chess Fever
1925
Father Sergius
1918
The Queen of Spades
1916
The Forty-First
1927
St. Jorgen's Day
1930
The Man from the Restaurant
1927
The White Eagle
1928
Satan Triumphant
1917
Without Dowry
1937Filmography
1943
Nasreddin in BukharaDirector
1941
Salavat YulayevDirector
1938
Seventh GradersDirector
1937
Without DowryDirector, Screenplay
1936
On the Strangeness of LoveDirector
1934
MarionettesDirector, Writer
1932
Diary of a RevolutionistWriter
1931
Siberian PatrolDirector, Screenplay
1930
St. Jorgen's DayDirector, Screenplay
1929
Ranks and PeopleDirector, Writer
1928
The White EagleDirector, Writer
1928
Don Diego and PelagiaDirector
1927
The Man from the RestaurantDirector, Screenplay
1927
The Forty-FirstDirector
1926
The Case of the Three MillionDirector, Screenplay
1925
Chess Feveras Chemist
1925
The Tailor from TorzhokDirector
1925
His CallDirector
1924
Aelita: Queen of MarsDirector
1923
Member Of ParliamentDirector
1921
Justice d'abordDirector
1920
A Narrow EscapeDirector, Screenplay
1919
Woman's CalvaryDirector
1919
The Child of AnotherDirector
1919
The Queen's SecretWriter, Director