Yakov Protazanov
Born
February 4, 1881
Died
August 9, 1945 (64 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Moscow, Russian Empire
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).
