James Whale
James Whale( 22 July 1889 – 29 May 1957) was an English film director, theater director and actor, who spent the greater part of his career in Hollywood.
He is best remembered for several horror films:" Frankenstein"( 1931)," The Old Dark House"( 1932)," The Invisible Man"( 1933) and" Bride of Frankenstein"( 1935), all considered classics.
Whale also directed films in other genres, including the 1936 film version of the musical" Show Boat".
He became increasingly disenchanted with his association with horror, and many of his non-horror films have fallen into obscurity.
Whale was born into a large family in Dudley, Worcestershire.
He discovered his artistic talent early on and studied art.
With the outbreak of World War I he enlisted in the British Army and became an officer.
He was captured by the Germans and during his time as a prisoner of war he realized he was interested in drama.
Following his release at the end of the war he became an actor, set designer and director.
His success directing the 1928 play" Journey's End" led to his move to the US, first to direct the play on Broadway and then to Hollywood, California, to direct films.
He lived in Hollywood for the rest of his life, most of that time with his longtime companion, producer David Lewis.
Apart from" Journey's End"( 1930), which was released by Tiffany Films, and" Hell's Angels"( 1930), released by United Artists, he directed a dozen films for Universal Pictures between 1931 and 1937, developing a style characterized by the influence of German Expressionism and a highly mobile camera.
At the height of his career as a director Whale directed" The Road Back"( 1937), a sequel to" All Quiet on the Western Front".
Studio interference, possibly spurred by political pressure from Nazi Germany, led to the film's being altered from Whale's vision and it was a critical and commercial failure.
A run of similar box- office disappointments followed and, while he would make one final short film in 1950, by 1941 his film directing career was effectively over.
He continued to direct for the stage and also rediscovered his love for painting and travel.
His investments made him wealthy and he lived a comfortable retirement until suffering strokes in 1956 that robbed him of his vigor and left him in pain.
He committed suicide on 29 May 1957 by drowning himself in his swimming pool.
Whale was openly gay throughout his career, something that was very unusual in the 1920s and 1930s.
As knowledge of his sexual orientation has become more common, some of his films," Bride of Frankenstein" in particular, have been interpreted as having a gay subtext and it has been claimed that his refusal to remain in the closet led to the end of his career.
Sepideh Farsi
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The 25th Hour (film)
The 25th Hour is a 1967 anti-war drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Anthony Quinn and Virna Lisi.
It was produced by Carlo Ponti.
The film is based on the best selling novel by C. Virgil Gheorghiu.
It follows the troubles experienced by a Romanian peasant couple caught up in World War II.
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
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Claude Weisz
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Adventure in Paradise
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25th Hour
25th Hour is a 2002 American drama film directed by Spike Lee and starring Edward Norton.
Adapted by David Benioff from his own novel "The 25th Hour", it tells the story of a man's last 24 hours of freedom as he prepares to go to prison for seven years for dealing drugs.
"25th Hour" opened to positive reviews, with several critics since having named it one of the best films of its decade.
Sinners in Paradise
Sinners in Paradise is a 1938 American South Seas adventure film directed by James Whale.
In 1966, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.
Weekend in Paradise (1952 film)
Weekend in Paradise( or) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Paul Dahlke, Margaret Cargill and Christiane Jansen.
It is a remake of the 1931 film of the same title.
Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil, born Ashot Malakian( 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002), was a French- Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France.
He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d' Or awards, and won Locarno International Film Festival, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, French Legion of Honor, Golden Globe Award, French National Academy of Cinema and Honorary Cesar awards.
According to one obituary: For exactly 40 years, the prolific Verneuil made movies as mainstream and commercial as any to be found in America or Britain.
In his best period – the 1950s and 1960s – he delivered films in the" tradition of quality" so despised by the Nouvelle Vague.
Many of them proved excellent vehicles for old- timers Jean Gabin and Fernandel, and newcomers such as Jean- Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon.

Question: Which film has the director born earlier, Sinners In Paradise or The 25Th Hour (Film)?
Answer: Sinners In Paradise