Yakov Protazanov

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).

Known For

Chess Fever

as Chemist

The Death of Ivan the Terrible

as Garaburda

Musical Moment

Song About the Prophetic Oleg

as The wizard