Yakov Protazanov
Birth date
February 4, 1881
Death date
August 9, 1945
Place of birth
Moscow, Russian Empire
Profession
Directing
Age
64 years

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).
Also known as
Яков ПротазановI. A. Protozanoff
























