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Yakov Protazanov
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04 Feb 1881
† 09 Aug 1945
Moscow, Russian Empire
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 Протазанов, I. A. Protozanoff
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