Yakov Protazanov

Yakov Protazanov

Known For

Directing

Born

February 4, 1881

Died

August 9, 1945 (aged 64)

Birthplace

Moscow, Russian Empire

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).