Only the Wind is a 1961 German crime film directed by Fritz Umgelter and starring Freddy Quinn, Gustav Knuth and Heinz Weiss.
 The film is a crime drama film set off the western Irish coast.
The Young Savages is a 1961 crime drama film directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Burt Lancaster, and written by Edward Anhalt from a novel by Evan Hunter.
 The supporting cast includes Dina Merrill, Shelley Winters, and Edward Andrews, and "The Young Savages" was the first film featuring Telly Savalas, who plays a police detective, foreshadowing his later role as "Kojak".
 Often categorized as a "thinking man's movie", it has received mixed reviews.
The Sinister Urge is the second solo studio album from former White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie.
 The album is the follow up to his highly successful debut album "Hellbilly Deluxe", released in 1998.
 The album was released by Geffen Records on November 13, 2001, more than three years after the release of his first album.
 The album's title is named after the 1961 crime drama film "The Sinister Urge", directed and written by Ed Wood.
 Much like his previous effort, "The Sinister Urge" features elements of horror film and suspense in both its lyrical content and its music.
 Zombie also features a change of sound in several songs on the album when compared to "Hellbilly", with songs such as "Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)" featuring a more dance-influenced beat.
Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic.
 Schrader wrote or co-wrote screenplays for four Martin Scorsese films: "Taxi Driver" (1976), "Raging Bull" (1980), "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988), and "Bringing Out the Dead" (1999).
 Schrader has also directed 18 feature films, including his directing debut crime drama, "Blue Collar" (co-written with his brother, Leonard Schrader), the crime drama "Hardcore" (a loosely autobiographical film also written by Schrader), his 1982 remake of the horror classic "Cat People", the crime drama "American Gigolo" (1980), the biographical drama "" (1985), the cult film "Light Sleeper" (1992), the drama "Affliction" (1997), the biographical film "Auto Focus" (2002), and the erotic dramatic thriller "The Canyons" (2013).
Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress.
 The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, Mills began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising newcomer, winning the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in the British crime drama film "Tiger Bay" (1959), the Academy Juvenile Award for Disney's "Pollyanna" (1960) and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress in 1961.
 During her early career, she appeared in six films for Walt Disney, including her dual role as twins Susan and Sharon in the Disney film "The Parent Trap" (1961).
 Her performance in "Whistle Down the Wind" (a 1961 adaptation of the novel written by her mother) saw Mills nominated for BAFTA Award for Best British Actress.
Edward Davis Wood Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978) was an American filmmaker, actor, writer, producer, and director.
The Take is a 2007 crime drama film directed by Brad Furman and starring John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson, Bobby Cannavale, and Rosie Perez.
 The film is a crime drama about an armored-truck driver who survives a violent hijacking and becomes obsessed with tracking down his attackers.
 It was released on April 11, 2008.
The Sinister Urge is a 1960 crime drama film that was written and directed by Ed Wood.
 The film was featured in episode 613 of the cult television show "Mystery Science Theater 3000".
Passed Away is a 1992 American ensemble comedy film directed and written by Charlie Peters.
Body Fever or Super Cool is a 1969 American low-budget crime drama film, directed by Ray Dennis Steckler.
 It stars Carolyn Brandt as a cat burglar and Bernard Fein as a down and out detective searching for her.
 Rotten Tomatoes mentions that in the film a "lackadaisical gumshoe is caught between a glamorous thief, a gang of ruthless hoodlums and a handful of vicious drug peddlers in this quirky crime drama".
 The screenplay was written by William Edgar and Steckler, and was released around the same time as "The Racing Scene".

Question: the 1961 crime drama film "The Sinister Urge" was written and directed by a director who passed away on which day ?
Answer: December 10, 1978