David Mamet
David Alan Mamet( born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author.
He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays" Glengarry Glen Ross"( 1984) and" Speed- the- Plow"( 1988).
He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of off- Broadway 1970s plays:" The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago," and" American Buffalo."
His plays" Race" and" The Penitent", respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and previewed off- Broadway in 2017.
Feature films that Mamet both wrote and directed include" House of Games"( 1987)," Homicide"( 1991)," The Spanish Prisoner"( 1997) and his biggest commercial success" Heist"( 2001).
His screenwriting credits include" The Postman Always Rings Twice"( 1981)," The Verdict"( 1982)," The Untouchables"( 1987)," Hoffa"( 1992)," Wag the Dog"( 1997), and" Hannibal"( 2001).
Mamet himself wrote the screenplay for the 1992 adaptation of" Glengarry Glen Ross", and wrote and directed the 1994 adaptation of his play" Oleanna"( 1992).
He was the executive producer and frequent writer for the TV show" The Unit"( 2006 – 2009).
Mamet's books include:" On Directing Film"( 1991), a commentary and dialogue about film- making;" The Old Religion"( 1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank;" Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy"( 2004), a Torah commentary with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner;" The Wicked Son"( 2006), a study of Jewish self- hatred and antisemitism;" Bambi vs. Godzilla", a commentary on the movie business;" The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture"( 2011), a commentary on cultural and political issues; and" Three War Stories"( 2013), a trio of novellas about the physical and psychological effects of war.
Redbelt
Redbelt is a 2008 American martial arts film written and directed by David Mamet and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Alice Braga, Randy Couture, Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna, Emily Mortimer, David Paymer, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Rodrigo Santoro.
The film also features a number of martial- arts professionals.
It opened in wide release in the United States and Canada on May 9, 2008.
Jacques Décombe
Jacques Décombe is a French author, actor and director born in 1953.
Jack Conway (filmmaker)
Jack Ryan Conway (July 17, 1887 – October 11, 1952) was an American film director and film producer, as well as an actor of many films in the first half of the 20th century.
Desert Law (1918 film)
Desert Law is a 1918 American silent western film directed by Jack Conway and starring Gayne Whitman, Jack Richardson and George C. Pearce.
Fred Roy Krug
Fred R. Krug is an American film and television producer- director born in Bern, Switzerland.
Claude Weisz
Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris.
Sepideh Farsi
Sepideh Farsi is an Iranian film director, born in Tehran in 1965.
W. Augustus Barratt
W. Augustus Barratt( 1873- 1947) was a Scottish- born, later American, songwriter and musician.
Yolonda Ross
Yolonda Ross is an American character actress, writer and director born (31 July 1974).

Question: Which film has the director born later, Redbelt or Desert Law (1918 film)?
Answer: Redbelt