1916Nominee
Best Director
The Dagger Woman
Yakov Protazanov
Actor · Director · Writer
Moscow, Russian Empire
February 4, 1881
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).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1927Nominee
Best Director
The Forty-First
1930Nominee
Best Director
St. Jorgen's Day
Career Highlights
1916Highlight
Best Director
The Beggar Woman
1929Highlight
Best Director
Ranks and People