Name: Yakov Protazanov
Birthday: 04 February 1881
Deathday: 09 August 1945
Place of Birth: Moscow, Russian Empire
Known For: Directing
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).
