Yakov Protazanov
Directing

Yakov Protazanov

Born 1881-02-04 · Moscow, Russian Empire · Died 1945-08-09

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).

DirectorCastWriterCo-DirectorScreenplay

Known for

Aelita: Queen of Mars★ 6.1Viewing moment
Aelita: Queen of Mars
1924
Nasreddin in Bukhara★ 4.9Viewing moment
Nasreddin in Bukhara
1943
Chess Fever★ 6.6Viewing moment
Chess Fever
1925
Without Dowry★ 6.4Viewing moment
Without Dowry
1937
Justice d'abordViewing moment
Justice d'abord
1921
The Keys to HappinessViewing moment
The Keys to Happiness
1913
The Case of the Three Million★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Case of the Three Million
1926
Ranks and People★ 5.7Viewing moment
Ranks and People
1929
St. Jorgen's Day★ 6.4Viewing moment
St. Jorgen's Day
1930
His CallViewing moment
His Call
1925
Don Diego and Pelagia★ 6Viewing moment
Don Diego and Pelagia
1928
On the Strangeness of Love★ 5Viewing moment
On the Strangeness of Love
1936
The Queen of Spades★ 5.9Viewing moment
The Queen of Spades
1916
Father Sergius★ 6.5Viewing moment
Father Sergius
1918
SinViewing moment
Sin
1916
Marionettes★ 5.8Viewing moment
Marionettes
1934
Malyutka ElliViewing moment
Malyutka Elli
1918
The White Eagle★ 5.9Viewing moment
The White Eagle
1928
The Child of AnotherViewing moment
The Child of Another
1919
The Man from the Restaurant★ 5.9Viewing moment
The Man from the Restaurant
1927
Golgofa zhenshchinyViewing moment
Golgofa zhenshchiny
1919
The Tailor from Torzhok★ 6Viewing moment
The Tailor from Torzhok
1925
Zhenshchina s kinzhalomViewing moment
Zhenshchina s kinzhalom
1916
A Narrow Escape★ 6Viewing moment
A Narrow Escape
1920
Salavat YulayevViewing moment
Salavat Yulayev
1941
Spirit of the Knight★ 5.8Viewing moment
Spirit of the Knight
1918
И песнь осталась недопетойViewing moment
И песнь осталась недопетой
1916
Satan Triumphant★ 6.8Viewing moment
Satan Triumphant
1917
Tak bezumno, tak strastno khotelos yey schastyaViewing moment
Tak bezumno, tak strastno khotelos yey schastya
1916
Give Her Something, For the Sake of Christ!★ 5Viewing moment
Give Her Something, For the Sake of Christ!
1916

Frequent collaborators

Ivan MosjoukineIvan MosjoukineNatalia LysenkoNatalia LysenkoVera OrlovaVera OrlovaNikolai PanovNikolai PanovIona TalanovIona TalanovMikhail ZharovMikhail ZharovOlga PreobrazhenskayaOlga PreobrazhenskayaAnatoli KtorovAnatoli Ktorov