Death Race (film)
Death Race is a 2008 action thriller film co-produced, written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.
It stars Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane and Joan Allen.
Though referred to as a remake of the 1975 film" Death Race 2000"( based on Ib Melchior's short story" The Racer") in reviews and marketing materials, director Paul W. S. Anderson stated in the DVD commentary that he thought of the film as something of a prequel.
A remake had been in development since 2002, though production was delayed by disapproval of early screenplays, then placed in turnaround following a dispute between Paramount Pictures and the producer duo Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner( the latter was the producer without Cruise in the film).
" Death Race" was acquired by Universal Studios, and Anderson re-joined the project to write and direct.
Filming began in Montreal in August 2007, and the completed project was released on August 22, 2008.
The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Three direct- to- video films in the series were then released:" Death Race 2"( 2010),( 2013) and( 2018).
Harriet White Medin
Harriet White Medin( March 14, 1914 – May 20, 2005) was an American actress and dialogue coach who worked in Italian and American films.
She appeared in the cult films" Death Race 2000"( 1975) and" The Terminator"( 1984).
Paul Bartel
Paul Bartel( August 6, 1938 – May 13, 2000) was an American actor, writer and director.
Bartel was perhaps most known for his 1982 hit black comedy" Eating Raoul", which he wrote, starred in and directed.
Bartel appeared in over 90 movies and TV episodes, including such titles as" Eat My Dust"( 1976)," Hollywood Boulevard"( 1976)," Rock' n' Roll High School"( 1979)," Get Crazy"( 1983) and" Amazon Women on the Moon"( 1987).
He frequently co-starred with friend and former Warhol girl Mary Woronov; the pair appeared in 17 films together, often as husband and wife.
Bartel also directed 11 low- budget films, many of which he also acted in or wrote.
He started in 1968 with the short" The Secret Cinema", a paranoid delusional fantasy of self- referential cinema.
He graduated to features in 1972 with the horror- comedy" Private Parts".
He would go on to direct such cult films as" Death Race 2000"( 1975)," Eating Raoul"( 1982)," Lust in the Dust"( 1985) and" Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills"( 1989).
Death Race 2050
Death Race 2050( stylized on- screen as Roger Corman's Death Race 2050) is a 2017 American political satire action direct- to- video film directed by G.J. Echternkamp, and starring Manu Bennett, Marci Miller and Malcolm McDowell.
It is a sequel to the 1975 film" Death Race 2000".
Both films were produced by Roger Corman, who described the film as" a car- racing picture with some black humor."
Burt Grinstead
Burt Grinstead( born 1988) is an American actor.
He is best known for" Written By"( 2016)," Eat with Me"( 2014) and the web series" Burt Paxton: Private Detective"( 2014- 2015).
Grinstead starred in" Death Race 2050", a sequel to the 1975 film" Death Race 2000", along with Malcolm McDowell.
Death Race 3: Inferno
Death Race 3: Inferno( also known as Death Race 3 and Death Race: Inferno) is a 2013 American action film and the third installment in the" Death Race" film series.
The film is a sequel to" Death Race 2"( 2010) and the prequel to the 2008 film" Death Race", and was released direct- to- video on January 22, 2013.
Death Race 2000
Death Race 2000 is a 1975 American science fiction sports film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Paul Bartel, and starring David Carradine, Simone Griffeth and Sylvester Stallone.
The film takes place in a dystopian American society in the year 2000, where the murderous Transcontinental Road Race has become a form of national entertainment.
The screenplay is based on the short story" The Racer" by Ib Melchior.
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy is a 2018 American action film.
It is a sequel to the 2008 film" Death Race" and was directed by Don Michael Paul.
The film was released on October 2, 2018 and the fourth film in the" Death Race" remake series.
Red Cliff (film)
Red Cliff or Chibi is a 2008- 09 Chinese epic war film, based on the Battle of Red Cliffs( AD 208 –209) and the events at the end of the Han dynasty and immediately prior to the Three Kingdoms period in imperial China.
The film was directed by John Woo, and stars Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Chang Chen, Zhao Wei, Hu Jun, and Lin Chi-ling.
It is Woo's first major film since 2003's" Paycheck" and his first Chinese- language feature since 1992's" Hard Boiled", also starring Leung.
In China and much of Asia," Red Cliff" was released in two parts, totaling over four hours in length( 288 minutes).
The first part( 146 minutes) premiered in Beijing on 2 July 2008 and the second( 142 minutes) was released in China on 7 January 2009.
Outside Asia, a cut- down single 148 minute version was released in 2009.
However, the full- length two- part version was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on 5 October 2009, and in the United States and Canada on 23 March 2010.
The first part of the film grossed over US$ 127 million internationally and broke the Asian box office record previously held by" Titanic" in mainland China.
John Woo
John Woo SBS( born 1 May 1946) is a Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter.
He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, stylized imagery, Mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to neo-noir," wuxia" and Western cinema.
Considered one of the major figures of Hong Kong cinema, Woo has directed several notable action films in his adopted home, among them," A Better Tomorrow"( 1986)," The Killer"( 1989)," Hard Boiled"( 1992), and" Red Cliff"( 2008/2009).
Woo's Hollywood films include the action films" Hard Target"( 1993) and" Broken Arrow"( 1996), the sci- fi action thriller" Face/ Off"( 1997) and the action spy film( 2000).
He also created the comic series" Seven Brothers", published by Virgin Comics.
He cites his three favorite films as David Lean's" Lawrence of Arabia", Akira Kurosawa's" Seven Samurai" and Jean- Pierre Melville's" Le Samouraï".
He is the founder and chairman of the production company Lion Rock Productions.

Question: Do both films: Death Race 2000 and Red Cliff (Film) have the directors from the same country?
Answer: no