Yakov Protazanov

Aelita: Queen of Mars

Aelita: Queen of Mars

A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who ...
Beggar Woman

Beggar Woman

1916  

Beggar Woman

A great stage performer falls ill and loses her voice and beauty, and she and her admirer’s lives crumble because of it.
War and Peace

War and Peace

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against ...
Petersburg Slums

Petersburg Slums

Five-episode adaptation of the eponymous Russian novel, directed by Pyotr Chardynin et al.
The Keys to Happiness

The Keys to Happiness

Directed by Vladimir Gardin and Yakov Protazanov, this two-part epic was the most expensive Russian film at the time and smashed box office ...