Director 1881 - 1945

Yakov Protazanov

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... Read full bio →

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Full Name

Yakov Protazanov

Known For

Directing

Birthday

February 4th, 1881 00:00

Place of Birth

Moscow, Russian Empire

Died

August 9th, 1945 00:00 (aged 64)

TMDB ID

1085341

IMDb ID

nm0698839

Films Directed

5

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).