Question: Which film maker was born first, Alfred Santell or Aleksei Balabanov.
Context: The Castle (Russian: Замок , "Zamok " ) is a 1994 film directed by Aleksei Balabanov.  It is the second notable screen version of Kafka’s unfinished novel "The Castle".  It tells of an individual desperately trying to preserve his identity while struggling against sinister and invisible bureaucrats who rule the village from inside the titular castle.  The picture is noted for costumes/sets design in bruegelian style, it won Best Art Direction and Best Costumes at the 1994 Nika Awards. Cargo 200 (Russian: Груз 200 , "Gruz 200 " ) is a Russian thriller film from 2007 by Aleksei Balabanov depicting the late Soviet society.  The action is set during the culmination of the Soviet war in Afghanistan in 1984.  The movie's title "Cargo 200" refers to the zinc coffins in which dead Soviet soldiers were shipped home.  The movie was said to be based on a true story. Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (Russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв ; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who shot mostly arthouse pictures, but gained mainstream popularity with the crime drama Brat ("Brother") and its more action-oriented sequel, "Brat-2" ("Brother 2"), both of which starred Sergei Bodrov, Jr. as a young hitman.  "Brother" was successful both at the box office and in video copies, achieving wide popularity in Russia.  Later, however, Balabanov became better known for his films "Cargo 200" (2007) and "Morphine" (2008). Internes Can't Take Money is a 1937 American drama film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lloyd Nolan, and Stanley Ridges.  McCrea portrays Dr. Kildare in the character's first screen appearance.  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer continued the Dr. Kildare series with "Young Dr. Kildare" (1938) starring Lew Ayres as Kildare and Laraine Day as a nurse in love with Kildare, similar to Stanwyck's role in this film.  The film was released in the United Kingdom as "You Can't Take Money". Morphine is a 2008 Russian film by Aleksei Balabanov. War (Russian: Война , translit.  "Voyna") is a 2002 Russian film by Aleksei Balabanov about the realities of the Second Chechen War starring Aleksei Chadov and Ian Kelly. Alfred Allen Santell also known as Al Santell (born September 14, 1895 in San Francisco, California) was an American film director and film producer. Happy Days (Russian: Счастливые дни , translit.  Schastlivye dni) is a 1991 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksei Balabanov.  It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Just Another Blonde (also known as The Girl From Coney Island) is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy/adventure film distributed by First National Pictures.  Based on the short story "Even Stev'en" by Gerald Beaumont, the film was directed by Alfred Santell and stars Dorothy Mackaill, Jack Mulhall and Louise Brooks.  An incomplete print of the film is preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Brother (Russian: Брат , translit.  "Brat") is a 1997 Russian crime film directed by Aleksei Balabanov.  The film stars Sergei Bodrov Jr. as Danila Bagrov, a young Russian ex-conscript.  The character of Danila is considered by many in Russia to be an icon of the early post-Soviet period.  It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.  After its release on VHS in June 1997, "Brother" unexpectedly became one of the most commercially successful Russian films released in the 1990s and quickly became a cult film throughout Russia.  Due to the film's popularity and fan demand, a sequel, "Brother 2", was released in 2000.  "Brother 2" is notable for having a significantly higher budget, more emphasis on action sequences, and taking place in Moscow and Chicago.
Answer: Alfred Allen Santell also known as Al Santell (born September 14, 1895 in San Francisco, California)