Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Ermanno Wolf- Ferrari( born Ermanno Wolf)( January 12, 1876 – January 21, 1948) was an Italian composer and teacher.
He is best known for his comic operas such as" Il segreto di Susanna"( 1909).
A number of his works were based on plays by Carlo Goldoni, including" Le donne curiose"( 1903)," I quatro rusteghi"( 1906) and" Il campiello"( 1936).
Sammy Going South
Sammy Going South( retitled A Boy Ten Feet Tall for its later US release) is a 1963 British adventure film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, photographed by Erwin Hillier and starring Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland and Constance Cummings.
" Sammy Going South" was based on a 1961 novel by W. H. Canaway and adapted for the screen by Denis Cannan.
It was produced by Michael Balcon Productions and Bryanston Films.
The film had a difficult production period; Robinson suffered a heart attack and some cast members were bitten by snakes.
It was first broadcast on British television on BBC2 on Christmas Day 1970 and on American television by the American Broadcasting Company( ABC) in 1971.
Alexander Mackendrick
Alexander Mackendrick( September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American- Scottish director and teacher.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and later moved to Scotland.
He began making television commercials before moving into post-production editing and directing films, most notably for Ealing Studios where his films include" Whisky Galore!"( 1949)," The Man in the White Suit"( 1951), and" The Ladykillers"( 1955).
After his first American film" Sweet Smell of Success"( 1957), his career as a director declined and he became Dean of the CalArts School of Film/ Video in California.
He was the cousin of the Scottish writer Roger MacDougall.
Il segreto del castello di Monroe
Il segreto del castello di Monroe is a 1914 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina.
Matt Corboy
Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor.
He has appeared in both films and television series.
Roberto Del Castello
Roberto Del Castello( born 13 September 1957) is an Italian racing driver.
Augusto Genina
Augusto Genina( 28 January 1892 – 18 September 1957) was an Italian film pioneer.
He was a movie producer and director.
Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the" Il Mondo" Magazine, under advise of Aldo de Benedetti switches to movies for the" Film d' Arte Italiana", that produces his first film" La moglie di sua eccellenza".
In 1929 Genina moved to France to direct Louise Brooks in sonorized film" Miss Europe".
He studied sound techniques and worked in France and Germany in same but alternate languages film versions which were filmed simultaneously, before his return to Italy.
He won Venice Film Festival Mussolini's cup for Best Italian Film twice, in 1936 by" Lo squadrone bianco" and in 1940 by" The Siege of the Alcazar", both Fascist propaganda films.
In 1953, he filmed" Three Forbidden Stories", another version of the real accident depicted by Giuseppe De Santis one year before in" Rome 11 o'clock Roma ore 11").
W. H. Canaway
William Hamilton Canaway, known as W.H. Canaway, also known as Bill Canaway, was the author of novels that combined adventure with natural history and a love of the outdoors.
He was born in 1925 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK, and died on 22 May 1988 (age 62) in Derbyshire, England, UK.
Canaway's 1961 novel "Sammy Going South" was made into an adventure film in 1963.
As Bill Canaway, he co-wrote the screenplay for the 1965 film version of Len Deighton's "The IPCRESS File".
Marcantonio I Colonna
Marcantonio I Colonna
( 1478 – Milan, 1522) was an Italian condottiero from the Colonna family.
He was the son of Pietro Antonio, prince of Salerno, and started his military career at the age of 24.
He became a renowned condottiero, since 1502 in the service of Republic of Florence, and later of Pope Julius II.< br>
He married Lucrezia della Rovere( 1485 – 1552), the Pope's niece, receiving as dowry the castle of Frascati, where Colonna gave Frascati in 1515 its first statute, Statuti e Capituli del Castello di Frascati.
The previous year he had also given to Nemi the" Statuti e Capituli del Castello di Nemi", the first city statute with rules and regulations to observe.
Later he distinguished himself fighting for Republic of Venice and then served the King of France, fighting his former employer, the Pope.
In 1522 he organized the defense of Milan against the Spanish, but while inspecting the front lines along with Camillo Trivulzio, was hit by a cannon shot and fell mortally wounded.
There are few depictions of Marcantonio Colonna in historical sources, but a picture of him can be found in a book of Philadelphus Mugnos.
The Doctor's Secret (1931 film)
The Doctor's Secret( Italian: Il segreto del dottore) is a 1931 American drama film directed by Jack Salvatori and starring Soava Gallone, Lamberto Picasso and Alfredo Robert.
It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris, as the Italian- language version of Paramount Pictures's" The Doctor's Secret"( 1929).
The film's sets were designed by Paolo Reni.

Question: Do both films Sammy Going South and Il Segreto Del Castello Di Monroe have the directors that share the same nationality?
Answer: no