Yakov Protazanov

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Yakov Protazanov

Directing February 4, 1881

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 screenwrite…

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Aelita: Queen of Mars

Aelita: Queen of Mars

6.0 1924 Movie
Chess Fever

Chess Fever

6.4 1925 Movie
Father Sergius

Father Sergius

5.3 1918 Movie
The Forty-First

The Forty-First

4.9 1927 Movie
The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades

5.4 1916 Movie
St. Jorgen's Day

St. Jorgen's Day

5.5 1930 Movie
Ranks and People

Ranks and People

5.6 1929 Movie
The Case of the Three Million

The Case of the Three Million

6.1 1926 Movie
Don Diego and Pelagia

Don Diego and Pelagia

4.7 1928 Movie
The Tailor from Torzhok

The Tailor from Torzhok

4.2 1925 Movie
Without Dowry

Without Dowry

6.2 1937 Movie
Nasreddin in Bukhara

Nasreddin in Bukhara

5.1 1943 Movie

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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

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  1. 1943
    Nasreddin in Bukhara

    Movie Director

  2. 1941
    Salavat Yulayev

    Movie Director

  3. 1938
    Seventh Graders

    Movie Director

  4. 1937
    Without Dowry

    Movie Director

  5. 1936
    On the Strangeness of Love

    Movie Director

  6. 1934
    Marionettes

    Movie Director

  7. 1932
    Diary of a Revolutionist

    Movie Writer

  8. 1931
    Siberian Patrol

    Movie Director

  9. 1930
    St. Jorgen's Day

    Movie Director

  10. 1929
    Ranks and People

    Movie Director

  11. 1928
    The White Eagle

    Movie Director

  12. 1928
    Don Diego and Pelagia

    Movie Director

  13. 1927
    The Man from the Restaurant

    Movie

  14. 1927
    The Forty-First

    Movie Director

  15. 1926
    The Case of the Three Million

    Movie Director

  16. 1925
    Chess Fever

    Movie Chemist

More credits
  1. 1925
    The Tailor from Torzhok

    Movie Director

  2. 1925
    His Call

    Movie Director

  3. 1924
    Aelita: Queen of Mars

    Movie Director

  4. 1923
    Member Of Parliament

    Movie Director

  5. 1921
    Justice d'abord

    Movie Director

  6. 1920
    A Narrow Escape

    Movie Director

  7. 1919
    Woman's Calvary

    Movie Director

  8. 1919
    The Child of Another

    Movie Director

  9. 1919
    The Queen's Secret

    Movie Writer

  10. 1918
    Father Sergius

    Movie Director

  11. 1918
    A Knight of the Spirit

    Movie Director

  12. 1918
    Jenny the Maid

    Movie Director

  13. 1918
    Little Ellie

    Movie Writer

  14. 1917
    Satan Triumphant

    Movie Director

  15. 1917
    Blood Need Not Be Spilled

    Movie Director

  16. 1917
    The Prosecutor

    Movie Director

  17. 1917
    Dance of Death

    Movie Director

  18. 1916
    The Beggar Woman

    Movie Director

  19. 1916
    Panna Meri

    Movie Director

  20. 1916
    Sin

    Movie Director

  21. 1916
    She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately

    Movie Director

  22. 1916
    And The Song Remained Unfinished

    Movie Director

  23. 1916
    The Dagger Woman

    Movie Director

  24. 1916
    The Queen of Spades

    Movie Director