Yakov Protazanov
Russian film director and screenwriter (1881-1945) · Russia · On the map · Directors · Died at 64
Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov 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).
Yakov Protazanov is read about 76 times a day, in 32 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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1945Died8 August 19451943
Nasreddin in BukharaFilm, Director1937
Without DowryFilm, Director, Writer1934
MarionettesFilm, Director, Writer1931
Siberian PatrolFilm, Director, Writer1929
Ranks and PeopleFilm, Director, Writer1927
The Forty-FirstFilm, Director1925
Chess FeverFilm, Chemist1924
Aelita: Queen of MarsFilm, Director1921
Justice d'abordFilm, Director1919
The Queen's SecretFilm, Director, Writer1917Blood Need Not Be SpilledFilm, Director, Writer1914
Christmas in Trench LinesFilm, Director, Writer1912
The Departure of a Great Old ManFilm, Director1909
The Death of Ivan the TerribleFilm, Garaburda1881Born4 February 1881
Nasreddin in BukharaFilm, Director1937Without DowryFilm, Director, Writer1934MarionettesFilm, Director, Writer1931Siberian PatrolFilm, Director, Writer1929Ranks and PeopleFilm, Director, Writer1927The Forty-FirstFilm, Director1925Chess FeverFilm, Chemist1924Aelita: Queen of MarsFilm, Director1921Justice d'abordFilm, Director1919The Queen's SecretFilm, Director, Writer1917Blood Need Not Be SpilledFilm, Director, Writer1914Christmas in Trench LinesFilm, Director, Writer1912The Departure of a Great Old ManFilm, Director1909The Death of Ivan the TerribleFilm, Garaburda1881Born4 February 1881People around Yakov
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Mikhail Zharov Yakov directed Aelita and Marionettes
Igor Ilyinsky Yakov directed Aelita (1924)
Ivan Mozzhukhin Yakov directed The Queen of Spades (1916)
Nathalie Lissenko Yakov directed Father Sergius (1918)
Anatoli Ktorov Yakov directed St. Jorgen's Day (1930)- Joseph N. Ermolieff Produced She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So Passionately (1916)
- Vera Orlova Yakov directed Aelita and The Queen of Spades
Olga Zhizneva Yakov directed The Tailor from Torzhok (1925)
Nina Alisova Yakov directed Without Dowry (1938)
Ivan Koval-Samborskij Also in Chess Fever and His Call
Vladimir Uralsky Also in Aelita: Queen of Mars and Chess Fever
Alexandre Volkoff Also in What the Violin Wept About (1913)
Vera Maretskaya Yakov directed The Tailor from Torzhok (1925)
Olga Preobrazhenskaya Yakov directed The Keys to Happiness (1913)
Vladimir Gajdarov Yakov directed Father Sergius (1918)
Nicolas Rimsky Yakov directed Father Sergius (1918)
Nikolai Radin Yakov directed Marionettes and Plebeian
Michael Chekhov Yakov directed Man from the Restaurant (1927)
Ivan Moskvin Yakov directed An Hour with Chekhov (1929)
Nikolai Batalov Yakov directed Aelita (1924)
Yuri Zavadsky Yakov directed Aelita (1924)
Nikolai Tseretelli Yakov directed Aelita (1924)
Porfiry Podobed Also in St. Jorgen's Day and Marionettes
Valentina Kuindzhi Yakov directed Aelita (1924)
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About this person
Country
Russia
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1881 to 1945 · aged 64
