Yakov Protazanov
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 4, 1881
- Died
- August 9, 1945
- Birthplace
- Moscow, Russian Empire
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).
Filmography
Nasreddin in Bukhara 1943
Director
Salavat Yulayev 1941
Director
Seventh Graders 1938
Director
Without Dowry 1937
Director, Screenplay
On the Strangeness of Love 1936
Director
Marionettes 1934
Director, Writer
Diary of a Revolutionist 1932
Writer
Siberian Patrol 1931
Director, Screenplay
St. Jorgen's Day 1930
Director, Screenplay
Ranks and People 1929
Director, Writer
The White Eagle 1928
Director, Writer
Don Diego and Pelagia 1928
Director
The Man from the Restaurant 1927
Actor, Director, Screenplay
The Forty-First 1927
Director
The Case of the Three Million 1926
Director, Screenplay
Chess Fever 1925
as Chemist
The Tailor from Torzhok 1925
Director
His Call 1925
Director
Aelita: Queen of Mars 1924
Director
- Member Of Parliament
Member Of Parliament 1923
Director
Justice d'abord 1921
Director
A Narrow Escape 1920
Director, Screenplay
Woman's Calvary 1919
Director
The Child of Another 1919
Director
The Queen's Secret 1919
Director, Writer
Father Sergius 1918
Director
A Knight of the Spirit 1918
Director
Jenny the Maid 1918
Director, Writer
Little Ellie 1918
Director, Writer
Satan Triumphant 1917
Director
- Blood Need Not Be Spilled
Blood Need Not Be Spilled 1917
Director, Writer
The Prosecutor 1917
Director
Dance of Death 1917
Director
The Beggar Woman 1916
Director, Writer
Panna Meri 1916
Director, Screenplay
Sin 1916
Director
She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately 1916
Director
And The Song Remained Unfinished 1916
Director
The Dagger Woman 1916
Director
The Queen of Spades 1916
Director, Writer
I'm Gonna Hitch Three Fast Dark Brown Horses 1916
Director
Me And My Conscience 1915
Director
Nikolay Stavrogin 1915
Director
- Plebeian
Plebeian 1915
Director, Writer
War and Peace 1915
Writer, Director
Sashka The Seminarian 1915
Director, Writer
Petersburg Slums 1915
Director
Christmas in Trench Lines 1914
Screenplay, Director
One Enjoyed, the Other Paid 1913
Director
- What the Violin Wept About
What the Violin Wept About 1913
Director
How Beautiful And Fresh Were The Roses... 1913
Director, Screenplay
The Broken Vase 1913
Director, Screenplay
- Better Death than Dishonour
Better Death than Dishonour 1913
Director
The Love of a Japanese Woman 1913
Co-Director
Musical Moment 1913
Actor, Director
How the Child's Soul Cried 1913
Screenplay, Director
- For The Honor of the Russian Banner
For The Honor of the Russian Banner 1913
Director, Writer
Nailed 1913
Director, Writer
The Keys to Happiness 1913
Director
- A Chopin Nocturne
A Chopin Nocturne 1913
Director
The Departure of a Great Old Man 1912
Director
- Anfisa
Anfisa 1912
Director
- Song About the Prophetic Oleg
Song About the Prophetic Oleg 1912
as The wizard, Screenplay, Director
Convict's Song 1911
Director, Screenplay
- The First Distiller
The First Distiller 1911
Writer
- May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
May Night, or the Drowned Maiden 1910
Writer
- The Fountain of Bakhchisaray
The Fountain of Bakhchisaray 1910
Director, Writer
The Death of Ivan the Terrible 1909
as Garaburda
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