Cyril Frankel
Cyril S. Frankel( 28 December 1921 – 7 June 2017) was a British film and television director.
His career in television began in 1953 and he directed for over 30 TV programmes until 1990.
He was born in Stoke Newington, London.
He directed many episodes of popular British TV shows, such as" The Avengers", and the pilot episodes of the ITC Entertainment shows" Randall and Hopkirk( Deceased)" and" Department S" in 1969.
In 1970, he directed" Timelash", an episode of" UFO", which he described as a very interesting script and one of his personal favourites.
Frankel also directed many documentaries and feature films, including" Never Take Sweets from a Stranger"( 1960) and" School for Scoundrels"( 1960; taking over from Robert Hamer, who was credited as sole director).
One of his films," Man of Africa"( 1953)- the first film to feature a cast made up of relatively unknown black actors- was not released and was lost for some time.
A complete copy has since been discovered and has been screened at a number of international film festivals.
In terms of documentaries, Frankel supervised some of the films that were broadcast for the BBC arts series" Monitor"( 1958 – 65), among which was the first ballet programme to be filmed and edited to the choreography.
Prior to his retirement, he became the ceramics expert for Bonhams auction house.
A book," Modern Pots: Hans Coper, Lucie Rie and their Contemporaries- The Lisa Sainsbury Collection", was co-authored by Frankel and published in 2000.
His memoir," Eye to Eye", was published by Bank House Books in 2009.
Frankel died on 7 June 2017 at the age of 95.
Star Without Light (1953 film)
Star Without Light( Spanish: Estrella sin luz) is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Ernesto Cortázar and starring Rosa Carmina, Fernando Fernández and Gina Cabrera.
Marcel Blistène
Marcel Blistène, born Marcel Blitstein( 3 June 1911 in Paris – 2 August 1991), was a French film director.
Marcel Blistène joined Paramount in 1930 as an assistant, after studying literature.
He then began a career as a film journalist, for" Pour vous" and" Cinémonde".
He made his first movie" Étoile sans lumière" in 1945, and in the thirteen years that followed, he only directed ten more motion pictures.
A Cause to Kill
A Cause to Kill or Sha Ji is a 1970 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers thriller film directed by Murayama Mitsuo.
Permission to Kill
Permission to Kill, also known as The Executioner, is a 1975 spy thriller film made by Sascha- Verleih and distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures.
It was directed by Cyril Frankel and produced by Paul Mills from a screenplay by Robin Estridge.
The film had original music by Richard Rodney Bennett and the cinematography was by Freddie Young.
The film stars Dirk Bogarde, Ava Gardner and Bekim Fehmiu with Timothy Dalton, Nicole Calfan and Frederic Forrest.
The film is an Austrian- British- American co-production and was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna and on location in Gmunden, Austria.
John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie
John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie( c. 1577 – 5 August 1600), was a Scottish nobleman who died in mysterious circumstances, referred to as the" Gowrie Conspiracy", in which he and/ or his brother Alexander were attempting to kill or kidnap King James VI of Scotland for unknown purposes.
The king's retinue killed both brothers during the attack, and the king survived.
Ben Palmer
Ben Palmer is a British film and television director who is known for being the director of" Bo' Selecta" and" The Inbetweeners".
Kill or Be Killed (1980 film)
Kill or Be Killed( released as Karate Olympiad in South Africa) is a 1977 South African/ American martial arts film directed by Ivan Hall.
Shot in South Africa, the film was titled" Kill or Be Killed" in the United States in 1980 to capitalize on the popularity of American martial arts films.
Star Without Light
Star Without Light( French: Étoile sans lumière) is a 1946 French drama film directed by Marcel Blistène and starring Édith Piaf, Marcel Herrand and Jules Berry.
The film's art direction was by Jean d'Eaubonne.
The film is set in 1929.
Kill or Be Killed (1966 film)
Kill or Be Killed( also known as" Ringo Against Johnny Colt" and" Kill or Die") is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Tanio Boccia.

Question: Which film has the director who died earlier, Star Without Light or Permission to Kill?
Answer: Star Without Light