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BornFebruary 4, 1881
DiedAugust 9, 1945 (age 64)
Place of birthMoscow, Russian Empire
Film credits5
Yakov Protazanov
DeceasedKnown for Directing
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).
