Yakov Protazanov

Yakov Protazanov

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February 4, 1881 — August 9, 1945Moscow, 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).

Known for

Aelita: Queen of Mars

Aelita: Queen of Mars

1924

Chess Fever

Chess Fever

1925

Father Sergius

Father Sergius

1918

The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades

1916

The Forty-First

The Forty-First

1927

St. Jorgen's Day

St. Jorgen's Day

1930

The Man from the Restaurant

The Man from the Restaurant

1927

The White Eagle

The White Eagle

1928

Satan Triumphant

Satan Triumphant

1917

Without Dowry

Without Dowry

1937

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Nasreddin in Bukhara

Nasreddin in Bukhara

1943

Director

Salavat Yulayev

Salavat Yulayev

1941

Director

Seventh Graders

Seventh Graders

1938

Director

Without Dowry

Without Dowry

1937

Director

On the Strangeness of Love

On the Strangeness of Love

1936

Director

Marionettes

Marionettes

1934

Director

Siberian Patrol

Siberian Patrol

1931

Director

St. Jorgen's Day

St. Jorgen's Day

1930

Director

Ranks and People

Ranks and People

1929

Director

The White Eagle

The White Eagle

1928

Director

Don Diego and Pelagia

Don Diego and Pelagia

1928

Director

The Man from the Restaurant

The Man from the Restaurant

1927

Director

The Forty-First

The Forty-First

1927

Director

The Three Million Trial

The Three Million Trial

1926

Director

The Tailor from Torzhok

The Tailor from Torzhok

1925

Director

His Call

His Call

1925

Director

Aelita: Queen of Mars

Aelita: Queen of Mars

1924

Director

Member Of Parliament

Member Of Parliament

1923

Director

Justice d'abord

Justice d'abord

1921

Director

A Narrow Escape

A Narrow Escape

1920

Director

Woman's Calvary

Woman's Calvary

1919

Director

The Child of Another

The Child of Another

1919

Director

The Queen's Secret

The Queen's Secret

1919

Director

Father Sergius

Father Sergius

1918

Director

Knight's Spirit

Knight's Spirit

1918

Director

Jenny the Maid

Jenny the Maid

1918

Director

Little Ellie

Little Ellie

1918

Director

Satan Triumphant

Satan Triumphant

1917

Director

Blood Need Not Be Spilled

Blood Need Not Be Spilled

1917

Director

The Prosecutor

The Prosecutor

1917

Director

Dance of Death

Dance of Death

1917

Director

Beggar Woman

Beggar Woman

1916

Director

Panna Meri

Panna Meri

1916

Director

Sin

Sin

1916

Director

She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately

She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately

1916

Director

And The Song Remained Unfinished

And The Song Remained Unfinished

1916

Director

The Dagger Woman

The Dagger Woman

1916

Director

The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades

1916

Director

I'm Gonna Hitch Three Fast Dark Brown Horses

I'm Gonna Hitch Three Fast Dark Brown Horses

1916

Director

Me And My Conscience

Me And My Conscience

1915

Director

Nikolay Stavrogin

Nikolay Stavrogin

1915

Director

Plebeian

1915

Director

War and Peace

War and Peace

1915

Director

Petersburg Slums

Petersburg Slums

1915

Director

Sashka The Seminarian

Sashka The Seminarian

1915

Director

Christmas in Trench Lines

Christmas in Trench Lines

1914

Director

One Enjoyed, the Other Paid

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...

How Beautiful And Fresh Were The Roses...

1913

Director

The Broken Vase

The Broken Vase

1913

Director

Better Death than Dishonour

Better Death than Dishonour

1913

Director

The Love of a Japanese Woman

The Love of a Japanese Woman

1913

Co-Director

Musical Moment

Musical Moment

1913

Director

How the Child's Soul Cried

How the Child's Soul Cried

1913

Director

For The Honor of the Russian Banner

For The Honor of the Russian Banner

1913

Director

Nailed

Nailed

1913

Director

The Keys to Happiness

The Keys to Happiness

1913

Director

A Chopin Nocturne

A Chopin Nocturne

1913

Director

The Departure of a Great Old Man

The Departure of a Great Old Man

1912

Director

Anfisa

1912

Director

Song About the Prophetic Oleg

Song About the Prophetic Oleg

1912

Director

Convict's Song

Convict's Song

1911

Director

The Fountain of Bakhchisaray

The Fountain of Bakhchisaray

1909

Director

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Without Dowry

Without Dowry

1937

Screenplay

Marionettes

Marionettes

1934

Writer

Diary of a Revolutionist

Diary of a Revolutionist

1932

Writer

Siberian Patrol

Siberian Patrol

1931

Screenplay

St. Jorgen's Day

St. Jorgen's Day

1930

Screenplay

Ranks and People

Ranks and People

1929

Writer

The White Eagle

The White Eagle

1928

Writer

The Man from the Restaurant

The Man from the Restaurant

1927

Screenplay

The Three Million Trial

The Three Million Trial

1926

Screenplay

A Narrow Escape

A Narrow Escape

1920

Screenplay

The Queen's Secret

The Queen's Secret

1919

Writer

Jenny the Maid

Jenny the Maid

1918

Writer

Little Ellie

Little Ellie

1918

Writer

Blood Need Not Be Spilled

Blood Need Not Be Spilled

1917

Writer

Beggar Woman

Beggar Woman

1916

Writer

Panna Meri

Panna Meri

1916

Screenplay

The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades

1916

Writer

Plebeian

1915

Writer

War and Peace

War and Peace

1915

Writer

Sashka The Seminarian

Sashka The Seminarian

1915

Writer

Christmas in Trench Lines

Christmas in Trench Lines

1914

Screenplay

How Beautiful And Fresh Were The Roses...

How Beautiful And Fresh Were The Roses...

1913

Screenplay

The Broken Vase

The Broken Vase

1913

Screenplay

How the Child's Soul Cried

How the Child's Soul Cried

1913

Screenplay

For The Honor of the Russian Banner

For The Honor of the Russian Banner

1913

Writer

Nailed

Nailed

1913

Writer

Song About the Prophetic Oleg

Song About the Prophetic Oleg

1912

Screenplay

Convict's Song

Convict's Song

1911

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

1909

Writer

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The Man from the Restaurant

The Man from the Restaurant

1927

Chess Fever

Chess Fever

1925

Chemist

Musical Moment

Musical Moment

1913

Song About the Prophetic Oleg

Song About the Prophetic Oleg

1912

The wizard

The Death of Ivan the Terrible

The Death of Ivan the Terrible

1909

Garaburda