Richard Attenborough
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough( 29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and politician.
He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art( RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts( BAFTA).
Attenborough joined the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and served in the film unit.
He went on several bombing raids over Europe and filmed action from the rear gunner's position.
He was the older brother of Sir David Attenborough, a naturalist, documenter, and broadcaster, and John Attenborough, an executive at Alfa Romeo.
He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death.
As a film director and producer, Attenborough won two Academy Awards for" Gandhi" in 1983, receiving awards for Best Picture and Best Director.
The BFI ranked" Gandhi" the 34th greatest British film of the 20th century.
He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.
As an actor, he is best known for his roles in" Brighton RockThe Great Escape10 Rillington Place The Sand PebblesMiracle on 34th Street"( 1994) and" Jurassic Park".
Young Winston
Young Winston is a 1972 British film covering the early years of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, based in particular on his book," My Early Life".
The first part of the film covers Churchill's unhappy schooldays, up to the death of his father.
The second half covers his service as a cavalry officer in India and the Sudan, during which he takes part in the cavalry charge at Omdurman, his experiences as a war correspondent in the Second Boer War, during which he is captured and escapes, and his election to Parliament at the age of 26.
Churchill was played by Simon Ward, who was relatively unknown at the time but was supported by a distinguished cast including Robert Shaw( as Lord Randolph Churchill), John Mills( as Lord Kitchener), Anthony Hopkins( as David Lloyd George) and Anne Bancroft as Churchill's mother Jennie.
Other actors included Patrick Magee, Robert Hardy, Ian Holm, Edward Woodward and Jack Hawkins.
The film was written and produced by Carl Foreman and directed by Richard Attenborough.
It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction( Donald M. Ashton, Geoffrey Drake, John Graysmark, William Hutchinson, Peter James) and Best Costume Design.
William Hutchinson (art director)
William Hutchinson was an art director.
He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film" Young Winston".
V. Ravichandran
Veeraswamy Ravichandran, known simply as Dr. Ravichandran, is an Indian actor and filmmaker in Kannada cinema, known for his multi-faceted works in his associated films.
Son of notable film producer N. Veeraswamy, Dr. Ravichandran made his acting debut in" Khadeema Kallaru"( 1982) as an antagonist and followed it up with" Chakravyuha" in 1983.
After starring in a series of multi-starrers in supporting and lead roles, he cast himself in his directorial debut" Premaloka"( 1987), which became one of the highest grossing blockbuster films in Kannada cinema.
As a producer, he continues to run" Sri Eswari Productions".
Anthony Mendleson
Anthony Mendleson (7 February 1915 – 5 September 1996) was a British costume and set designer.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1972 for "Young Winston", and in 1976 for "The Incredible Sarah".
He was born on 7 February 1915 in Chiswick, London and died in London on 5 September 1996.
William Henry (actor)
William Albert Henry( November 10, 1914 – August 10, 1982) was an American actor who worked in both films and television.
Geoffrey Drake
Geoffrey Drake( 1911–1995) was an English production designer and art director.
He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film" Young Winston".
Matt Corboy
Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor.
He has appeared in both films and television series.
Ekangi
Ekangi is a 2002 Indian Kannada language film written, directed by and starring Ravichandran.
He also wrote film's screenplay and composed the music.
The film features Ramya Krishnan and Prakash Rai in pivotal roles, and Vanitha Vasu, Sridhar, Ramesh Bhat and Sadhu Kokila who appear in supporting roles.
With the film, Ravichandran's reputation as an experimenter grew, having erected a house of 80 lakh exclusively for the film and spending heavily in filming song sequences, an unusual trend in Kannada cinema during the time.
It was also the first in Kannada and second Indian film to employ SFX sound system.
The film received warm reviews from film critics and won five awards at the 2001 – 02 Karnataka State Film Awards including the award for Second Best Film and Best Actor( Ravichandran).
It was an ambitious project, but failed to succeed at the box-office, even though following the audience's hostile response after its theatrical release, almost 20 scenes were re-shot and re-edited before re-releasing it with censor acceptance.
Ravichandran was said to have suffered a loss of 2 crore owing to the film's commercial failure.
Norbert Young
Norbert Young is a Nigerian actor.
He has appeared in series like" Third Eye" Tinsel, and" Family Circle".
In addition to his work in television and films, Young has also appeared in several plays and stage productions.

Question: Do both films: Young Winston and Ekangi have the directors from the same country?
Answer: no