Richard Compton
Richard Compton( March 2, 1938 – August 11, 2007) was an American actor, director and writer, primarily in television.
Compton had small parts as an actor in film and television series, including minor roles in two episodes of.
Years later, he directed an episode of.
Other directorial credits included episodes of" The X- Files Charmed Sliders Babylon 5" and" Miami Vice", as well as the films" Macon County Line" and its sequel," Return to Macon County"( both of which he also co-wrote).
Compton was the husband of actress Veronica Cartwright and the brother- in- law of actress Angela Cartwright.
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2 is a 1990 American action thriller film and the second installment in the" Die Hard" film series.
The film was released on July 4, 1990 in the United States.
The film was directed by Renny Harlin, written by Steven E. deSouza and Doug Richardson and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane.
The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos and Reginald VelJohnson.
The screenplay was adapted from Walter Wager's novel" 58 Minutes".
The novel has the same plot but differs slightly: a cop must stop terrorists who take an airport hostage while his daughter's plane circles overhead, and has 58 minutes to do so before the plane crashes.
Roderick
Thorp, who wrote the novel" Nothing Lasts Forever", upon which" Die Hard" was based, receives credit for creating" certain original characters", although his name is misspelled onscreen as" Roderick Thorpe".
As with the first film, the action in" Die Hard 2" takes place on Christmas Eve.
McClane is waiting for his wife to land at Washington Dulles International Airport when terrorists take over the air traffic control system.
He must stop the terrorists before his wife's plane and several other incoming flights that are circling the airport run out of fuel and crash.
During the night, McClane must also contend with airport police and a military commander, none of whom want his assistance.
The film was preceded by" Die Hard"( 1988) and followed by" Die Hard with a Vengeance"( 1995)," Live Free or Die Hard"( 2007), and" A Good Day to Die Hard"( 2013).
Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran
Kelly
( August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American- Irish dancer, actor of film, stage, and television, singer, film director, producer, screenwriter, comedian and choreographer.
He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen.
Best known today for his performances in films such as" On the Town"( 1949)," An American in Paris"( 1951)," Anchors Aweigh"( 1945) — for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor—and" Singin' in the Rain"( 1952), he starred in musical films until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s.
He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well- regarded musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, debuting with Judy Garland in" For Me and My Gal"( 1942), and followed by" Du Barry Was a Lady"( 1943)," Thousands Cheer"( 1943)," The Pirate"( 1948), and" It's Always Fair Weather"( 1955), among others.
Later, he starred in two films outside the musical genre:" Inherit the Wind"( 1960) and" What a Way to Go!"( 1964).
Kelly directed films without a collaborator( in some of which he starred), including" Hello, Dolly!"( 1969), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical, and he is credited with almost single- handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences.
Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements, the same year" An American in Paris" won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors( 1982) and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute.
In 1999, the American Film Institute also ranked him as the 15th greatest male screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema.
Angels Die Hard
Angels Die Hard is a 1970 biker film directed by Richard Compton and starring Tom Baker and William Smith.
It is the first film distributed by New World Pictures; half its budget was provided by Roger Corman.
The film — which was written in three months—revolves around a gang of bikers who try to save people from a mining accident.
Compton shot the film on location in Kernville, California, on the shore of Lake Isabella, an old gold- mining town that was used for filming early Hollywood Westerns.
Live Free or Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard( released as Die Hard 4.0 outside North America) is a 2007 American action thriller film and the fourth installment in the" Die Hard" film series.
The film was directed by Len Wiseman and starred Bruce Willis as John McClane.
The film's name was adapted from New Hampshire's state motto," Live Free or Die".
In the film, McClane attempts to stop cyber- terrorists who hack into government and commercial computers across the United States with the goal of starting a" fire sale" that would disable key elements of the nation's infrastructure.
The film was based on the 1997 article" A Farewell to Arms" written for" Wired" magazine by John Carlin.
" Live Free or Die Hard" was released in the United States on June 27, 2007.
The film earned total international box office gross receipts of$ 383.4 million, making it the highest- grossing film in the" Die Hard" series.
It received generally positive reviews from critics, who called the film a return to form for the" Die Hard" series.
It is the only" Die Hard" film to be theatrically released with a PG- 13 rating from the MPAA.
A Good Day to Die Hard
A Good Day to Die Hard is a 2013 American action thriller film and the fifth and final installment in the "Die Hard" film series.
The film was directed by John Moore and written by Skip Woods, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane.
The main plot finds McClane travelling to Russia to get his estranged son, Jack, an undercover CIA agent, out of prison.
He is soon caught in the crossfire of a global terrorist plot.
Alongside Willis, the film also stars Jai Courtney, Cole Hauser, Yulia Snigir and Sebastian Koch.
Talks of a fifth "Die Hard" film began before the release of the fourth installment, "Live Free or Die Hard", with Willis affirming that the latter would not be the last in the series, but pre-production did not start until September 2011, when John Moore was officially announced as the director.
Filming began in April 2012, primarily in Budapest, Hungary.
"A Good Day to Die Hard" premiered in London on January 31, 2013, coinciding with the unveiling of a "Die Hard" mural at the Fox Lot, and was released the United States on February 13, 2013.
It is the first "Die Hard" film to use Dolby Atmos Surround Mixing and the first to also be released in IMAX theaters.
"A Good Day to Die Hard" was a box office success but received overwhelmingly negative reviews for its implausible action sequences, cinematography, weak plot, cliched screenplay, and lack of characterization, although the special effects were praised.
It is the first film produced by TSG Entertainment, since distributor 20th Century Fox's departure from Dune Entertainment upon the completion of their distribution contract at the end of 2012.
The Tunnel of Love
The Tunnel of Love is a 1958 romantic comedy film based on the Broadway hit by Peter De Vries and Joseph Fields.
The film follows a married suburban couple who, for reasons unknown, are unable to conceive a child and soon endure endless red tape on a path of adopting one.
The film is the first directorial effort from Gene Kelly in which he did not also star.
Doris Day received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Die Hard with a Vengeance is a 1995 American action thriller film that is the sequel to the 1990 film" Die Hard 2".
It was co-produced and directed by John McTiernan( who directed" Die Hard") and written by Jonathan Hensleigh, based on the screenplay" Simon Says" by Hensleigh and on the characters created by Roderick Thorp for his novel" Nothing Lasts ForeverDie Hard with a Vengeance" is followed by" Live Free or Die Hard"( 2007) and" A Good Day to Die Hard"( 2013) in the" Die Hard" series.
The film stars Bruce Willis as NYPD Lieutenant John McClane, Samuel L. Jackson as McClane's reluctant partner Zeus Carver, and Jeremy Irons as Simon Gruber, brother of Hans Gruber.
It was released on May 19, 1995 to mixed reviews and became the second- highest- grossing film of the year( behind" Toy Story").
Eupalinos
Eupalinos or Eupalinus of Megara was an ancient Greek engineer who built the Tunnel of Eupalinos on Samos Island in the 6th century BC.
The tunnel, presumably completed between 550 and 530 BC, is the second known tunnel in history which was excavated from both ends and the first with a methodical approach in doing so.
Being also the longest tunnel of its time, the Tunnel of Eupalinos is regarded as a major feat of ancient engineering.
It was constructed for the tyrant Polycrates of Samos, and was a remarkable long.
It brought water to the city, passing through limestone at the base of a hill; this tunnel still exists.
The Greek historian Herodotus describes the tunnel briefly in his" Histories"( 3.60) and calls Eupalinos of Megara its architect: Eupalinos is considered the first hydraulic engineer in history whose name has been passed down.
Apart from that, though, nothing more is known about him.
A large road tunnel, named after Eupalinos has been recently built under the Geraneia mountains in Corinthia, to facilitate the new expressway connection between Athens and Corinth.
Eupalinos tunnel is the longest of three subsequent tunnels of the same width at this expressway.
Bury Me an Angel
Bury
Me an Angel is a 1971 American biker film from female director Barbara Peeters, who was script supervisor on" Angels Die Hard"( 1970).
She was the first woman to direct a biker film.
The film was produced by Roger Corman's New World Pictures.

Question: Are the directors of films The Tunnel Of Love and Angels Die Hard both from the same country?