Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Syed Noor
Syed Noor( Punjabi) is a Pakistani film director based in Lahore.
In 1970 Syed Noor( born Syed Ghulam Mohyuddin Noor) joined the Pakistani film industry as an assistant to director S. Suleman.
Noor assisted S. Suleman for 18 feature films, after which, he penned his first script for the film," Society Girl" in 1976, which was considered the best film of the year.
After the success of his first film, Noor became the prime screenwriting talent in the Pakistani film industry and worked with all the prominent directors of the time.
Syed Noor wrote about 250 films from 1976 to 1992.
His written scripts and screenplays were both in Urdu and in Punjabi.
As a writer, Noor won many awards in his career, including National Award, Nigaar Award, Graduate Award, Bolan Award, and Asian Award.
During his writing career, he was also offered acting opportunities, which he turned down as his ultimate goal was to direct feature films.
He had assisted S. Suleman for 5 years with the intention of one day directing his own work.
In 1993, Syed Noor made his directorial debut with the movie," Qasam," which was successful at the box office.
During this time, Pakistani cinema was reigned by Pubjabi films.
Syed Noor began to make films with the intention of reviving Urdu cinema, and his second film" Jeeva" and third film" Sargam" realized his intent.
Noor also introduced a number of new actors in his films, who went on to have illustrious careers in the film industry.
With the success of Urdu movies, now Punjabi films began to disappear from cinemas, especially after the death of Punjabi film superstar, Sultan Rahi.
At this point, Noor announced that he would work on Pubjabi films and gave his first Punjabi directorial super hit film," Choorian," which is still considered one of the most successful films of Pakistani film industry.
The vast success of" Choorian" was followed by another film in the Punjabi language," Majajan," which ran in cinemas for even longer than its predecessor.
With the intent of teaching filmmaking to a new generation, Syed Noor launched Paragon Studios and Paragon Academy of Performing Arts.
Partnering with the Mass Communications department of Punjab University, Noor began to teach film as a subject.
During this time, multiplex cinemas began to be built in Pakistan and film became digitized, which gave new filmmakers excellent opportunities for new material and projects.
After writing nearly 300 films, directing 55 films, and winning more than 10 National Awards and many other honors, Syed Noor was awarded the highest civilian honor of Pakistan, the" Sitaara- e- Imtiaz" by the Pakistani government.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale is a 1993 American crime drama film directed by Robert De Niro and produced by Jane Rosenthal, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's 1989 play of the same name.
It tells the coming of age story of an Italian- American boy, Calogero Anello, who, after encountering a local Mafia boss, is torn between the temptations of organized crime, racism in his community, and the values of his honest, hardworking father.
The Broadway production was converted to film with limited changes, and starred Palminteri and De Niro.
De Niro, who first viewed the play in Los Angeles in 1990, acquired the rights from Palminteri, intent on making the play his directorial debut.
The duo then worked heavily together on the screenplay, with Palminteri aiming to retain many of the aspects of the original script, as it was based largely on his own childhood.
Production began in 1991, and was funded in collaboration with De Niro's TriBeCa Productions and Savoy Pictures, as the first film released by each studio.
" A Bronx Tale" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 1993, and released in the United States on September 29, 1993.
The film achieved limited commercial success, grossing over$ 17 million domestically.
However, it fared much better with critics, who praised the performances of the leads, and launched Palminteri's acting career, while also helping De Niro gain acceptance as a director.
Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Niro Jr.( born August 17, 1943) is an Italian- American actor, producer, and director.
He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Golden Lion, the AFI Life Achievement Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
De Niro was cast as the young Vito Corleone in the 1974 film" The Godfather Part II"; he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film" Raging Bull".
De Niro's first major film roles were in the sports drama" Bang the Drum Slowly"( 1973) and Scorsese's crime film" Mean Streets"( 1973).
He earned Academy Award nominations for the psychological thrillers" Taxi Driver"( 1976) and" Cape Fear"( 1991), both directed by Scorsese.
De Niro received additional nominations for Michael Cimino's Vietnam war drama" The Deer Hunter"( 1978), Penny Marshall's drama" Awakenings"( 1990), and David O. Russell's romantic comedy- drama" Silver Linings Playbook"( 2012).
His role as Rupert Pupkin in the black comedy film" The King of Comedy"( 1983) and his portrayal of gangster Jimmy Conway in the crime film" Goodfellas"( 1990), earned him BAFTA Award nominations.
De Niro has earned four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in the musical drama" New York, New York"( 1977), the action comedy" Midnight Run"( 1988), the gangster comedy" Analyze This"( 1999), and the comedy" Meet the Parents"( 2000).
Other notable performances include roles in" 1900"( 1976)," The Last Tycoon"( 1976)," Once Upon a Time in America"( 1984)," Brazil"( 1985)," The Mission"( 1986)," The Untouchables"( 1987)," This Boy's Life"( 1993)," Heat"( 1995)," Casino"( 1995)," Jackie Brown"( 1997)," Ronin"( 1998)," Joker"( 2019), and" The Irishman"( 2019).
He has directed and starred in films such as the crime drama" A Bronx Tale"( 1993) and the spy film" The Good Shepherd"( 2006).
21ème Siècle
21 ème Siècle is a 2004 film from Senegal.
Taral Hicks
Taral Nikisha Hicks( born September 21, 1974) is an American actress and singer.
Hicks is best known for her acting in such films as 1993's American crime drama film" A Bronx Tale" and her singing in such work as her 1997 debut studio album" This Time" which peaked at# 4 on" Billboard" Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Hum Ek Hain (2004 film)
Hum Ek Hain is a Pakistani Urdu film directed by Syed Noor which was released across theaters in Pakistan in November 2004.
It stars Shaan, Saima, Shamyl Khan, Haidar Sultan.
The title was meant to be" 786"; the Censor Board members did not approve, so it was changed.

Question: Are both director of film A Bronx Tale and director of film Hum Ek Hain (2004 Film) from the same country?
Answer: no