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Yakov Protazanov

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 4, 1881 (Died at 64)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthMoscow, Russian Empire
Career Span1920 – 1945
Known Credits57 Titles
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DirectingPopularity Score 0.7

Yakov Protazanov

Also known as:I. A. ProtozanoffЯ. ПротазановЯков Александрович ПротазановЯ. А. Протазанов
Total Works

57

57 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

5.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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).

Signature Roles & Milestones

Chess Fever
6.4
Chess Fever
1925•movie
as Chemist

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 57 titles featuring Yakov Protazanov

Aelita: Queen of Mars
6.0

Role: Director

Chess Fever
6.4
Chess Fever
1925•movie

as Chemist

Father Sergius
5.3
Father Sergius
1918•movie

Role: Director

The Queen of Spades
5.4

Role: Director

The Forty-First
4.9
The Forty-First
1927•movie

Role: Director

St. Jorgen's Day
5.5
St. Jorgen's Day
1930•movie

Role: Director

The Man from the Restaurant
5.5
The White Eagle
5.3
The White Eagle
1928•movie

Role: Director

Satan Triumphant
6.7
Satan Triumphant
1917•movie

Role: Director

Without Dowry
6.2
Without Dowry
1937•movie

Role: Director

Nasreddin in Bukhara
5.1

Role: Director

Ranks and People
5.6
Ranks and People
1929•movie

Role: Director

Marionettes
4.7
Marionettes
1934•movie

Role: Director

Don Diego and Pelagia
4.7

Role: Director

The Tailor from Torzhok
4.2

Role: Director

The Case of the Three Million
6.1

Role: Director

A Knight of the Spirit
5.8

Role: Director

The Departure of a Great Old Man
4.7

Role: Director

A Narrow Escape
6.8
A Narrow Escape
1920•movie

Role: Director

On the Strangeness of Love
4.8

Role: Director

Diary of a Revolutionist
4.0

Role: Writer

The Death of Ivan the Terrible
3.3

as Garaburda

The Beggar Woman
5.0
The Beggar Woman
1916•movie

Role: Director

Musical Moment
3.0
Musical Moment
1913•movie
Jenny the Maid
5.5
Jenny the Maid
1918•movie

Role: Director

Siberian Patrol
6.8
Siberian Patrol
1931•movie

Role: Director

Salavat Yulayev
10.0
Salavat Yulayev
1941•movie

Role: Director

Christmas in Trench Lines
4.5

Role: Screenplay

Justice d'abord
7.0
Justice d'abord
1921•movie

Role: Director

His Call
10.0
His Call
1925•movie

Role: Director

The Queen's Secret
7.0
The Queen's Secret
1919•movie

Role: Writer

Sin
9.0
Sin
1916•movie

Role: Director

The Keys to Happiness

Role: Director

Petersburg Slums
Petersburg Slums
1915•movie

Role: Director

The Prosecutor
The Prosecutor
1917•movie

Role: Director

And The Song Remained Unfinished

Role: Director

I'm Gonna Hitch Three Fast Dark Brown Horses

Role: Director

Me And My Conscience

Role: Director

Nikolay Stavrogin
Nikolay Stavrogin
1915•movie

Role: Director

The Love of a Japanese Woman

Role: Co-Director

Panna Meri
Panna Meri
1916•movie

Role: Director

Convict's Song
Convict's Song
1911•movie

Role: Director

Nailed
Nailed
1913•movie

Role: Director

How the Child's Soul Cried

Role: Director

How Beautiful And Fresh Were The Roses...

Role: Director

The Broken Vase
The Broken Vase
1913•movie

Role: Director

She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately

Role: Director

Little Ellie
Little Ellie
1918•movie

Role: Director

The Child of Another

Role: Director

One Enjoyed, the Other Paid

Role: Director

Woman's Calvary
Woman's Calvary
1919•movie

Role: Director

The Dagger Woman
The Dagger Woman
1916•movie

Role: Director

War and Peace
War and Peace
1915•movie

Role: Writer

Sashka The Seminarian

Role: Director

Dance of Death
Dance of Death
1917•movie

Role: Director

Seventh Graders
Seventh Graders
1938•movie

Role: Director

Role: Director