Irvin Kershner
Irvin Kershner( born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 November 27, 2010) was an American director, actor, and producer of film and television.
He gained notice early in his career as a filmmaker for directing quirky, independent drama films, while working as an influential lecturer at the University of Southern California.
Later in his career, he transitioned to high- budget blockbusters such as" The Empire Strikes Back", the James Bond adaptation" Never Say Never Again", and" RoboCop 2".
Through the course of his career, he received numerous accolades, and was nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Palme d' Or.
Black Listed
Black Listed is a 2003 film directed by Robert Townsend.
Twentynine Palms (film)
Twentynine Palms is a 2003 film directed by Bruno Dumont.
The Hoodlum Priest
The Hoodlum Priest is a 1961 film by Irvin Kershner, based on the life of Father Charles" Dismas" Clark of St. Louis, who ministered to men in prison and men coming out of prison.
During his career Fr. Clark earned the nickname" The Hoodlum Priest."
The film was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
The movie stars Don Murray who also co-produced and co-wrote the screenplay under the pseudony m
Don Deer.
Sylvia (2003 film)
Sylvia is a 2003 British biographical drama film directed by Christine Jeffs and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris, and Michael Gambon.
It tells a story based on the real- life romance between prominent poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.
The film begins with their meeting at Cambridge in 1956 and ends with Sylvia Plath's suicide in 1963.
Frieda Hughes, Sylvia and Ted's daughter, accused the filmmakers of profiting from her mother's death.
Christine Jeffs
Christine Jeffs( born 29 January 1963) is a New Zealand- born director, editor, and screenwriter known for directing the New Zealand film" Rain"( 2001), the British motion picture" Sylvia"( 2003), and the American independent film" Sunshine Cleaning"( 2008).
Jeffs is also renowned for her work on television commercials.
Jeffs lives in Auckland, NZ with her partner John Toon, who was the cinematographer on all of Jeffs' films.
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint is a 1946 American drama film starring William Powell and Esther Williams.
Zinda Dil (2003 film)
Zinda Dil is a 2003 film.
Nosey Parker
Nosey Parker is a 2003 film directed by John O'Brien.
Dismas Clark
Charles Dismas Clark( 1901 –1963) was an American Jesuit priest based in St. Louis.
In 1959, he created the first halfway house to support men coming out of prison: Dismas House.
Clark knew that if a man coming out of prison could be given a decent place to live and a job, he rarely returned to prison.
However, if a man did not receive such support he had a very high chance of committing another crime and returning to prison.
For his work with ex-convicts, Clark earned the moniker “ The Hoodlum Priest. ”
In 1960, actor Don Murray came to St. Louis to film the movie" The Hoodlum Priest" on Father Clark ’s effort to create Dismas House.

Question: Do both films The Hoodlum Priest and Sylvia (2003 film) have the directors from the same country?
Answer: no