Florestano Vancini
Florestano Vancini( Ferrara, 24 August 1926- Rome, 18 September 2008) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
He directed over 20 films since 1960.
His 1966 film" Le stagioni del nostro amore", starring Enrico Maria Salerno, was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.
His 1973 film" The Assassination of Matteotti" was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize.
In 1999 he was a member of the jury at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Andrew Soderbergh( born January 14, 1963) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and actor.
He is an early pioneer of independent cinema.
Soderbergh's directorial breakthrough—indie drama" Sex, Lies, and Videotape"( 1989) —lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence in the film industry.
At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director to win the Palme d' Or at the Cannes Film Festival which garnered the film worldwide commercial success, among numerous accolades.
His breakthrough saw him to Hollywood where he directed crime comedy" Out of Sight"( 1998); biopic" Erin Brockovich"( 2000) and crime drama film" Traffic"( 2000), the latter winning him the Academy Award for Best Director.
He found further popular and critical success with the" Ocean's" trilogy and film franchise( 2001 – 18);" Contagion"( 2011);" Magic Mike"( 2012);" Side Effects"( 2013);" Logan Lucky"( 2017); and" Unsane"( 2018).
Despite his film career spanning a multitude of genres, his cinematic niche centers on psychological, crime, and heist thrillers.
His films have grossed over US$ 2.2 billion worldwide and garnered nine Oscar nominations, winning seven.
Soderbergh's films often revolve around familiar concepts often used for big budget Hollywood movies but with an avant garde arthouse approach to them.
They center on the themes of shifting personal identities, vengeance, sexuality, morality, and the human condition.
His feature films retain distinctive cinematography as a result of his liberal use of avant- garde cinema coupled with unconventional film and camera formats.
Many of Soderbergh's films are anchored by multi-dimensional storylines with plot twists, nonlinear storytelling, experimental sequencing, suspenseful soundscapes, and third person vantage points.
Uniquely, he often serves as his own director of photography and editor under the respective pseudonyms Peter Andrews and Mary Ann Bernard.
Salvatore Contorno
Salvatore Totuccio Contorno( born 28 May 1946) is a former member of the Sicilian Mafia who turned into a state witness against Cosa Nostra in October 1984, following the example of Tommaso Buscetta.
He gave detailed accounts of the inner-workings of the Sicilian Mafia.
His testimonies were crucial in the Maxi Trial against the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo and the Pizza Connection trial in New York in the mid-1980s.
The Laundromat (film)
The Laundromat is a 2019 American biographical comedy- drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and screenplay by Scott Z. Burns.
It stars Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Jeffrey Wright, David Schwimmer, Matthias Schoenaerts, James Cromwell, and Sharon Stone.
It is based on the Panama Papers scandal.
The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2019.
It was released theatrically on September 27, 2019, before being released for digital streaming by Netflix on October 18, 2019.
The film has received mixed reviews from critics, scoring 41% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 153 reviews.
Ruggero Settimo
Ruggero Settimo( 19 May 1778 – 2 May 1863) was an Italian politician, diplomat, and patriotic activist from Sicily.
He was a counter- admiral of the Sicilian Fleet.
He fought alongside the British fleet in the Mediterranean Sea against the French under Napoleon Bonaparte.
He reconquered the island of Malta, and defended the city of Gaeta near Naples.
In 1811 he had to retire from the military due to health problems.
He was a member of the Sicilian government of Prince Castelnovo in 1812 as Minister of the merchant navy.
He was a member of the revolutionary junta of 1820- 1821.
In 1848 as president of the Sicilian Senate, he was appointed as chief of the government of the Kingdom of Sicily; he led the Sicilian government until 1849.
After unification in 1861, Settimo was elected as President of the Senate of the newly created Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy.
Jack Shea (director)
Jack Shea (August 1, 1928 – April 28, 2013) was an American film and television director.
He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1997 to 2002.
The Sicilian Checkmate
The Sicilian Checkmate is a 1972 Italian crime- drama film directed by Florestano Vancini.
Matt Corboy
Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor.
He has appeared in both films and television series.
Francis Gouldman
Francis Gouldman(" c." 1607–1688/89) was a Church of England clergyman and lexicographer whose Latin- English dictionary( 1664) went through several editions.
Gouldman was also one of the directors who oversaw the publication of the monumental" Critici sacri", a major collection of Biblical criticism.
Yojimbo
Based on the success of" Yojimbo", Kurosawa's next film," Sanjuro"( 1962), was altered to incorporate the lead character of this film.
In both films, the character wears a rather dilapidated dark kimono bearing the same family" mon".

Question: Do both films, The Sicilian Checkmate and The Laundromat (film), have the directors who are from the same country?
Answer: no