John Pritchett (sound engineer)
John Pritchett( born March 29, 1947) is an American sound engineer for film.
He has been nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound for the films" Road to Perdition" and" Memoirs of a Geisha".
He was nominated for two Cinema Audio Society Awards, winning best sound on" The Road to Perdition".
He was also nominated for a BAFTA Award for his work on" There Will Be Blood".
He has worked on over 100 films and television series since 1981, and is known for his work on such films as" Dirty Dancing, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood" and" The Amazing Spider Man."
Memoirs of a Geisha (film)
Memoirs of a Geisha is a 2005 American epic drama film based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Golden, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment and by Douglas Wick's Red Wagon Entertainment.
Directed by Rob Marshall, the film was released in the United States on December 9, 2005 by Columbia Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures; the latter was given studio credit only.
It stars Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Youki Kudoh, Suzuka Ohgo and Samantha Futerman.
Production took place in southern and northern California and in several locations in Kyoto, including the Kiyomizu temple and the Fushimi Inari shrine.
The film tells the story of a young Japanese girl, Chiyo Sakamoto, who is sold by her impoverished family to a geisha house called an okiya.
Chiyo is eventually transformed into a geisha and renamed" Sayuri", and becomes one of the most celebrated geisha of her time.
But with this success, Sayuri also learns the secrets and sacrifices of the geisha lifestyle.
The film was released to mixed reviews from western critics and was moderately successful at the box office.
It was also nominated for and won numerous awards, including nominations for six Academy Awards, and eventually won three: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.
The acting, visuals, sets, costumes, and John Williams' musical score were praised, but the film was criticized for casting Chinese actresses as Japanese women and for its style over substance approach.
The Japanese release of the film was titled" Sayuri", the titular character's geisha name.
Felix Basch
Felix Basch( 1885–1944) was a Jewish Austrian actor, screenwriter and film director.
He first acted in Vienna, and he was a producer and director for the German film production company U. F. A. Following the Nazi takeover of power in Germany in 1933, the Jewish Basch was forced into exile and moved to the United States where he appeared in a large number of films acting in character roles.
He was married to Gretl Basch and was the father of Peter Basch.
Richard Tauber was a second cousin of him.
Basch died May 18, 1944, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood, California, after several major operations.
Jeanne Brécourt
Jeanne Brécourt, sometimes her name is given as" Bricourt",( born 8 April 1837, Paris) was one of France's most notorious courtesans.
Using dishonesty and blackmail, she ruined some of her lovers.
She was sentenced 15 years penal servitude for having one of her lovers blinded.
Hannerl and Her Lovers (1921 film)
Hannerl and Her Lovers( German: Hannerl und ihre Liebhaber) is a 1921 German silent comedy film directed by Felix Basch.
It was remade as a 1936 Austrian sound film of the same title.
Bobby Cohen
Bobby Cohen is an American film producer whose credits include" The Cider House Rules" and" Memoirs of a Geisha".
Rob Marshall
Robert Doyle Marshall Jr.( born October 17, 1960) is an American film and theater director, producer, and choreographer.
His most notable work is the Academy Award- winning film" Chicago"( 2002), for which he won the Directors Guild of America Award, in addition to receiving nominations for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA Award for Best Director.
A five- time Tony Award nominee, he also won a Primetime Emmy Award for his choreography in the television film" Annie"( 1999).
Arthur Golden
Arthur Sulzberger Golden( born December 6, 1956) is an American writer.
He is the author of the bestselling novel" Memoirs of a Geisha"( 1997).
Douglas Wick
Douglas Wick is an American film producer whose work includes producing the 2000 film" GladiatorStuart Little", and" Memoirs of a Geisha".
Hannerl and Her Lovers (1936 film)
Hannerl and Her Lovers( German: Hannerl und ihre Liebhaber) is a 1936 Austrian comedy film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Olly von Flint, Albrecht Schoenhals and Hans Moser.
It was based on a novel that had previously been adapted as a 1921 silent film of the same title.
It was made at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna.
The film's sets were designed by Emil Stepanek and Julius von Borsody.

Question: Do both films Hannerl And Her Lovers (1921 Film) and Memoirs Of A Geisha (Film) have the directors that share the same nationality?
Answer: no