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Yakov Protazanov

Directing • 1881-02-04 • 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 SFSR (1935) and Uzbek SSR (1944).

Known For

Aelita: Queen of Mars

Aelita: Queen of Mars

1924

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

Satan Triumphant

Satan Triumphant

1917

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Filmography

1943
Nasreddin in BukharaFilm
Director
★ 5.1
1941
Salavat YulayevFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1938
Seventh GradersFilm
Director
1937
Without DowryFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1936
On the Strangeness of LoveFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1934
MarionettesFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1931
Siberian PatrolFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1930
St. Jorgen's DayFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1929
Ranks and PeopleFilm
Director
★ 5.6
1928
The White EagleFilm
Director
★ 5.3
1928
Don Diego and PelagiaFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1927
The Forty-FirstFilm
Director
★ 4.9
1927
The Man from the RestaurantFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1926
The Case of the Three MillionFilm
Director
★ 6.1
1925
The Tailor from TorzhokFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1925
His CallFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1924
Aelita: Queen of MarsFilm
Director
★ 5.9
1923
Member Of ParliamentFilm
Director
★ 4.3
1921
Justice d'abordFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1920
A Narrow EscapeFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1919
The Queen's SecretFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1919
Woman's CalvaryFilm
Director
1919
The Child of AnotherFilm
Director
1918
Father SergiusFilm
Director
★ 5.3
1918
A Knight of the SpiritFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1918
Jenny the MaidFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1918
Little EllieFilm
Director
1917
Satan TriumphantFilm
Director
★ 6.7
1917
Blood Need Not Be SpilledFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1917
The ProsecutorFilm
Director
1917
Dance of DeathFilm
Director
1916
The Queen of SpadesFilm
Director
★ 5.4
1916
The Beggar WomanFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1916
SinFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1916
I'm Gonna Hitch Three Fast Dark Brown HorsesFilm
Director
1916
She Seeked Happiness So Madly, So PassionatelyFilm
Director
1916
The Dagger WomanFilm
Director
1916
Panna MeriFilm
Director
1916
And The Song Remained UnfinishedFilm
Director
1915
War and PeaceFilm
Director
1915
Petersburg SlumsFilm
Director
1915
Me And My ConscienceFilm
Director
1915
PlebeianFilm
Director
1915
Sashka The SeminarianFilm
Director
1915
Nikolay StavroginFilm
Director
1914
Christmas in Trench LinesFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1913
Musical MomentFilm
Director
★ 3.0
1913
What the Violin Wept AboutFilm
Director
1913
One Enjoyed, the Other PaidFilm
Director
1913
The Love of a Japanese WomanFilm
Co-Director
1913
NailedFilm
Director
1913
How the Child's Soul CriedFilm
Director
1913
A Chopin NocturneFilm
Director
1913
For The Honor of the Russian BannerFilm
Director
1913
How Beautiful And Fresh Were The Roses...Film
Director
1913
Better Death than DishonourFilm
Director
1913
The Keys to HappinessFilm
Director
1913
The Broken VaseFilm
Director
1912
The Departure of a Great Old ManFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1912
Song About the Prophetic OlegFilm
Director
1912
AnfisaFilm
Director
1911
Convict's SongFilm
Director
1910
The Fountain of BakhchisarayFilm
Director
★ 0.5