Two Men in Manhattan (French: Deux hommes dans Manhattan ) is a 1959 French film-noir directed by Jean-Pierre Melville.
 The film stars Melville (who also wrote the screenplay) and Pierre Grasset as two French journalists in New York City searching for a missing United Nations diplomat.
Magnet of Doom (French: L'Aîné des Ferchaux ) is a 1963 French film, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, based on the novel of the same title by Georges Simenon.
The Good Thief is a 2002 British-French-Irish crime thriller film starring Nick Nolte, Emir Kusturica, and Nutsa Kukhianidze, and directed by Neil Jordan.
 It is a remake of the 1955 French film "Bob le flambeur" by Jean-Pierre Melville.
 The film, shot in both Monaco and Nice, France, follows a heroin addicted retired thief through the setup and completion of one last job.
Army of Shadows (French: L'armée des ombres ) is a 1969 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville.
 It is a film adaptation of Joseph Kessel's 1943 book of the same name, which blends Kessel's own experiences as a member of the French Resistance with fictionalized versions of other Resistance members.
 "Army of Shadows" follows a small group of Resistance fighters as they move between safe houses, work with the Allied militaries, kill informers, and attempt to evade the capture and execution that they know is their most likely fate.
 While portraying its characters as heroic, the film presents a bleak, unromantic view of the Resistance.
Daniel Cauchy (born 1930) is a retired French film actor and producer.
 He is known for his role in Jean-Pierre Melville's 1956 crime film "Bob le flambeur".
Christopher Edward Nolan ( ; born 30 July 1970) is an English-American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
 He is one of the highest-grossing directors in history, and among the most successful and acclaimed filmmakers of the 21st century.
Les Enfants Terribles ("The terrible children") is a 1950 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and based on Jean Cocteau's novel of the same name.
 The first feature film of Melville, "Le Silence de la Mer" (1949), attracted the attention of Jean Cocteau, who commissioned him to direct the film version of "Les Enfants Terribles".
Jean-Patrick Manchette (19 December 1942, Marseille – 3 June 1995, Paris) was a French crime novelist credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the genre.
 He wrote ten short novels in the seventies and early eighties, and is widely recognized as the foremost French crime fiction author of the 1970s - 1980s.
 His stories are violent, existentialist explorations of the human condition and French society.
 Manchette was politically to the left and his writing reflects this through his analysis of social positions and culture.
 His books are reminiscent of the "nouvelle vague" crime films of Jean-Pierre Melville, employing a similarly cool, existential style on a typically American genre (film noir for Melville and pulp novels for Manchette).
Code Name Melville (original French title: Sous le nom de Melville) is a feature length documentary about Jean-Pierre Melville, directed by Olivier Bohler and produced by Raphaël Millet for Nocturnes Productions in 2008.
 Its world premiere took place in November 2008 at the Golden Horse Film Festival in Taipei (Taiwan).
 It has been shown on French channel CinéCinéma Classic in March–April 2010, and on Belgian channel La Deux (RTBF) in May 2010.
 It is the first feature documentary about Jean-Pierre Melville since he died in 1973.
Jean-Pierre Melville (] ; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker.

Question: Who is an French film maker, Jean-Pierre Melville or Christopher Nolan?
Answer: Jean-Pierre Melville