Yakov Protazanov
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).
Known For
The Tailor from Torzhok
The Keys to Happiness
Beggar Woman
Diary of a Revolutionist
Chess Fever
Aelita: Queen of Mars
Marionettes
Don Diego and Pelagia
Nasreddin in Bukhara
Father Sergius
The Dagger Woman
Petersburg Slums
St. Jorgen's Day
Without Dowry
Ranks and People
The Forty-First
Satan Triumphant
War and Peace