The Professional (1981 film)
The Professional( original title: Le Professionnel) is a 1981 French action thriller directed by French director Georges Lautner, starring Jean- Paul Belmondo, Jean Desailly and Robert Hossein, based on the award- winning 1976 novel" Death of a Thin- Skinned Animal" by Patrick Alexander.
The film was a wide commercial success upon its theatrical release, with 5,243,559 tickets sold, making it the fourth most watched feature film in France in 1981 behind" La ChèvreRaiders of the Lost Ark" and" The Fox and the Hound".
The music was composed by Ennio Morricone and the main theme" Chi Mai" became an instrumental hit.
Jason Moore (director)
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Peter Levin
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Hanro Smitsman
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Ben Cura
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Naji Abu Nowar
Naji Abu Nowar( born 1981) is a British- Jordanian film director, writer and producer.
Best known for his works" Death of a Boxer"( 2009)," Till Death"( 2012) and" Theeb"( 2014) for which he received wide spread acclaim and recognition, including a Best Foreign Language Film nomination at 88th Academy Awards, nomination for Best film not in the English language, and the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer at the 69th British Academy Film Awards.
" Theeb" is the first Jordanian film to receive an Oscar nomination.
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Theeb
Theeb(" wolf") is a 2014 internationally co-produced period drama thriller film written and directed by Naji Abu Nowar.
It focuses on a young Bedouin boy, Theeb, who must survive in the wide- open Wadi Rum desert.
The film takes place during the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, in the wake of the Great Arab Revolt against the ruling Ottoman Empire.
The film used non-professional actors from the Bedouin community in southern Jordan, and is considered a" Bedouin Western".
It has also been described as a coming- of- age film.
" Theeb" is an international co-production between Jordan, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
The film premiered in the Horizons section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2014, where Abu Nowar won the award for Best Director.
It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, making it the first Jordanian nomination ever.
At the 69th British Academy Film Awards," Theeb" was nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language, where Naji Abu Nowar and Rupert Lloyd won the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
Georges Lautner
Georges Lautner( 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard.
Lautner's ventures into other genres were less successful though the thriller Le Professionnel starring Jean- Paul Belmondo was a big commercial hit in France in 1981.
He was born in Nice, the son of actress Renée Saint- Cyr.
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Question: Are both director of film Theeb and director of film The Professional (1981 Film) from the same country?
Answer: no