Howard W. Koch
Howard Winchel Koch( April 11, 1916 – February 16, 2001) was an American producer and director of film and television.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Mermaids (1990 film)
Mermaids is a 1990 American comedy- drama film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder( who was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actress for her role), and Christina Ricci in her first film role.
It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name written by Patty Dann.
It was shot in and around the towns of Rockport, Gloucester, Ipswich, Lincoln, and Pawtucket.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Inside Deep Throat
Inside Deep Throat is a 2005 American documentary film about the 1972 pornographic film" Deep Throat", at the forefront of the Golden Age of Porn, and its effects on American society.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Gerard Damiano
Gerardo Rocco" Gerard" Damiano( August 4, 1928 – October 25, 2008) was an American director of adult films.
He wrote and directed the 1972 cult classic" Deep Throat," which starred Linda Susan Boreman" aka" Linda Lovelace.
He also directed the smash hit" The Devil in Miss Jones," which ranked# 7 in" Variety"'s list of the top- grossing pictures of 1973.
(" Deep Throat" came in at# 11 that year, it s second consecutive year on the list.)
Damiano is one of the seminal directors of what is known as The Golden Age of Porn( 1969 – 1984).
Deep Throat (film)
Deep Throat is a 1972 American pornographic film that was at the forefront of the Golden Age of Porn( 1969 – 1984).
The film was written and directed by Gerard Damiano, who was listed in the credits as" Jerry Gerard"; produced by Louis Peraino, credited as" Lou Perry"; and starring Linda Lovelace, the pseudonym given to Linda Susan Boreman.
One of the first pornographic films to feature a plot, character development, and relatively high production values," Deep Throat" earned mainstream attention and launched the" porno chic" trend, even though the film was banned in some jurisdictions and was the subject of obscenity trials.
Richard Benjamin
Richard Samuel Benjamin( born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director.
He has starred in a number of well- known film productions, including" Goodbye, Columbus"( 1969), based on the novella by Philip Roth;" Catch- 22"( 1970), from the Joseph Heller best- seller;" Westworld"( 1973), a science- fiction thriller by Michael Crichton; and" The Sunshine Boys"( 1975), written by Neil Simon.
After directing for television, his first film as director was the 1982 comedy" My Favorite Year".
His other films as director include" City Heat"( 1984), starring Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood," The Money Pit"( 1986) with Tom Hanks, and" Made in America"( 1993) with Whoopi Goldberg.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.

Question: Are director of film Mermaids (1990 film) and director of film Deep Throat (film) both from the same country?
Answer: yes