Michael Crichton
John Michael Crichton (October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author, screenwriter, and film director and producer.
His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films.
His literary works are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres, and heavily feature technology.
His novels often explore technology and failures of human interaction with it, especially resulting in catastrophes with biotechnology.
Many of his novels have medical or scientific underpinnings, reflecting his medical training and scientific background.
He wrote, among other works, "The Andromeda Strain" (1969), "The Great Train Robbery" (1975), "Congo" (1980), "Sphere" (1987), "Jurassic Park" (1990), "Rising Sun" (1992), "Disclosure" (1994), "The Lost World" (1995), "Airframe" (1996), "Timeline" (1999), "Prey" (2002), "State of Fear" (2004), and "Next" (2006).
Films he wrote and directed included "Westworld" (1973), "Coma" (1978), "The Great Train Robbery" (1979), "Looker" (1981), and "Runaway" (1984).
Runaway (1984 American film)
Runaway is a 1984 American Metrocolor science fiction action film written and directed by Michael Crichton, starring Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons, Cynthia Rhodes and Kirstie Alley filmed in Panavision.
Selleck portrays a police officer assigned to track down dangerous robots, while Simmons is a scientist who hopes to profit from his malevolent manipulation of robots.
The film was a box office disappointment and received mixed reviews.
Arthur Robison
Arthur Robison( June 25, 1883 – October 20, 1935) was a German film director and screenwriter of the silent era.
He directed 20 films between 1916 and 1935.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
The Student of Prague (1935 film)
The Student of Prague( German: Der Student von Prag) is a 1935 German horror film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Anton Walbrook, Theodor Loos and Dorothea Wieck.
It is based on the eponymous novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers which had previously been adapted into celebrated silent films on two occasions.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Haacker.
Rachel Feldman
Rachel Feldman( born August 22, 1954) is an American director of film and television and screenwriter of television films.
Howard W. Koch
Howard Winchel Koch( April 11, 1916 – February 16, 2001) was an American producer and director of film and television.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.

Question: Are director of film Runaway (1984 American film) and director of film The Student of Prague (1935 film) both from the same country?
Answer: no