Portrait of Yakov Protazanov

Directing

Yakov Protazanov

Career

Active from 1909 to 1943, busiest in 1913 with 11 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Aelita: Queen of Mars
Aelita: Queen of Mars
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yakov Protazanov Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

2 titles
Nasreddin in Bukhara
Nasreddin in Bukhara (1943)

Director

Salavat Yulayev
Salavat Yulayev (1941)

Director

1930s

7 titles ยท average score 64
Seventh Graders
Seventh Graders (1938)

Director

Without Dowry
Without Dowry (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

On the Strangeness of Love
On the Strangeness of Love (1936)

Director

Marionettes
Marionettes (1934)

Writer, Director

Diary of a Revolutionist
Diary of a Revolutionist (1932)

Writer

Siberian Patrol
Siberian Patrol (1931)

Director, Screenplay

St. Jorgen's Day
St. Jorgen's Day (1930)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

1920s

13 titles ยท average score 67
Ranks and People
Ranks and People (1929)

Writer, Director

Don Diego and Pelagia
Don Diego and Pelagia (1928)

Director

The White Eagle
The White Eagle (1928)

Director, Writer

The Forty-First
The Forty-First (1927)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Man from the Restaurant
The Man from the Restaurant (1927)

Director, Screenplay

The Case of the Three Million
The Case of the Three Million (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

The Tailor from Torzhok
The Tailor from Torzhok (1925)

Director

His Call
His Call (1925)

Director

Chess Fever
Chess Fever (1925)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chemist

Aelita: Queen of Mars
Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Member Of Parliament
Member Of Parliament (1923)

Director

A Narrow Escape
A Narrow Escape (1920)

Director, Screenplay

1910s

45 titles ยท average score 65
Father Sergius
Father Sergius (1918)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Jenny the Maid
Jenny the Maid (1918)

Director, Writer

Satan Triumphant
Satan Triumphant (1917)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (1916)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

The Beggar Woman
The Beggar Woman (1916)

Director, Writer

Sin
Sin (1916)

Director

War and Peace
War and Peace (1915)

Writer, Director

Musical Moment
Musical Moment (1913)

Director

One Enjoyed, the Other Paid
One Enjoyed, the Other Paid (1913)

Director

The Departure of a Great Old Man
The Departure of a Great Old Man (1912)

Director

May Night, or the Drowned Maiden
May Night, or the Drowned Maiden (1910)

Writer

The Fountain of Bakhchisaray
The Fountain of Bakhchisaray (1910)

Director, Writer

1900s

1 title
The Death of Ivan the Terrible
The Death of Ivan the Terrible (1909)

as Garaburda