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Yakov Protazanov (1881–1945)

Yakov Protazanov was born on February 4, 1881 in Moscow, Russian Empire as Yakov Aleksandrovich Protazanov. He was a director and writer, known for Aelita (1924), A Narrow Escape (1920) and Adventures in Bokhara (1943). He died on August 9, 1945 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR. See full bio »

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Known For

Aelita
Aelita Director
(1924)
A Narrow Escape
A Narrow Escape Director
(1920)
Adventures in Bokhara
Adventures in Bokhara Director
(1943)
Without Dowry
Without Dowry Director
(1937)
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 1938 Semiklassniki
 1937 Without Dowry
 1934 Marionettes
 1931 Tommi
 1930 Prazdnik svyatogo Yorgena (as Ya.A. Protazanov)
 1928 Belyy oryol
 1928 Don Diego i Pelageya (as Ya. A. Protazanov)
 1927 Sorok pervyy
 1926 Three Thieves
 1925 Yego prizyv
 1924 Aelita
 1922 Le sens de la mort (as Jacob Protozanoff)
 1920 A Narrow Escape (as Jacob Protozanoff)
 1918 Bogatyr dukha
 1918 Malyutka Elli
 1918 Otets Sergiy (co-director)
 1917 Krestnyy put (Short)
 1917 Ne nado krovi (co-director)
 1917 Prokuror
 1916 Dom smerti
 1916 Grekh
 1916 Nishchaya
 1916 Pikovaya dama
 1915 Deti vanyushina (Short)
 1915 Para gnedych (Short)
 1915 Possessed (Short)
 1915 Plebey
 1915 War and Peace
 1915 Peterburgskiye trushchobi (co-director)
 1914 Love
 1914 Rozhdestvo v okopakh (Short)
 1912 Ukhod velikogo startsa (Short) (co-director)
 1912 Anfisa
 1911 Le premier distillateur (Short)
 1911 Rogneda (Short)
 1911 The Convict's Song (Short)
 1909 Bakchisarayskiy fontan (Short)
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Alternate Names:

Jakov Protazanov | Ya. A. Protazanov | Ya.A. Protazanov | Ya. Protazanov | Jacob Protozanoff | J.A. Protozanov
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 898-902. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »

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