1909 — 1927

Yakov Protazanov

Born Feb 4, 1881February 4, 1881·Died Aug 9, 1945August 9, 1945·64 years

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).

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Chess Fever

1925

The Man from the Restaurant

1927

The Death of Ivan the Terrible

1909

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Filmography