- Yakov Protazanov
Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov ( _ru. Яков Александрович Протазанов) (
January 23 (O.S. February 4 ), 1881 –August 8 ,1945 ) was, together withAleksandr Khanzhonkov andVladimir Gardin , one of the founding fathers ofcinema of Russia .In the period from 1911 to 1918 he directed some 80 features, including "The Queen of Spades" (1916) and "
Father Sergius " (1917), which have been acclaimed as his masterpieces.Ivan Mozhukhin starred in many of his early films.After the Russian Revolution Protazanov resolved to stay in
Europe but returned toRussia in 1923. The following year, he produced "Aelita ", arguably the first Soviet movie and the first film on space travel.In 1928, he directed the "White Eagle", with
Vsevolod Meyerhold andVasily Kachalov as protagonists. "The Three Million Trial" (1926) and "The Feast of St Jorgen" (1930) launched the film careers of two outstanding actors,Igor Ilyinsky andMikhail Zharov .The musical "Marionettes" (1934) was Protazanov's first sound film. His last acclaimed feature was a screen version of
Alexander Ostrovsky 's play "Bespridannitsa " ("Undowry") in 1937. Its cast featured many celebrated actors from theMalyi Theatre .External links
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* [http://www.kinokultura.com/articles/jul05-christie.html English biography]
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