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Yakov Protazanov
Directing
Born February 4, 1881 · Moscow, Russian Empire
Died August 9, 1945
Also known as I. A. Protozanoff · Я. Протазанов
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).
Awards & recognition
- Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
