The Wanderers (1979 film)
The Wanderers is a 1979 American comedy- drama film written and directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen and Toni Kalem.
Set in the Bronx in 1963, the film follows a gang of Italian- American teenagers known as the Wanderers and their ongoing power struggles with rival gangs such as the Baldies and the Wongs.
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Price; its screenplay was written by Philip Kaufman and his wife Rose.
The film had a troubled development stage: after unsuccessfully trying to obtain financing for" The Wanderers" from Alberto Grimaldi, Kaufman directed other films.
After filming the remake of" Invasion of the Body Snatchers", Kaufman went to New York and successfully pitched" The Wanderers" to Martin Ransohoff.
The film's budget is unknown, but Kaufman said it was relatively low.
After an advance screening," The Wanderers" premiered on July 13, 1979, to mostly positive reviews.
The film was a financial success, grossing$ 23 million at the worldwide box office.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 89 percent.
Peter Stack of the" San Francisco Chronicle" praised Kaufman's directing and the performances of Wahl and Tony Ganios.
The film's increasing popularity and cult status led to" The Wanderers" being given a theatrical re-release in the U.S. by Warner Bros. in 1996.
According to Kaufman," it took a long time for[ the film] to find[ an] audience".
Hugo Fregonese
Hugo Geronimo Fregonese (April 8, 1908 in Mendoza – January 11, 1987 in Tigre) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter who worked both in Hollywood and his home country.
He made his directorial debut in 1943.
In 1949, he directed "Apenas un delincuente".
Most of Fregonese's American films were Westerns and crime melodramas, like "Man in the Attic" (1953)" and Black Tuesday" (1954).
He worked with such Hollywood actors as Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Anthony Quinn, Edward G. Robinson, Luisa Vehil, Víctor Laplace, Soledad Silveyra, Paul Naschy and Joel McCrea, among others.
For directing the now-almost forgotten film "My Six Convicts" (1952), Fregonese was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film.
The Wanderers (1956 film)
The Wanderers (Italian:I girovaghi) is a 1956 Italian drama film directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Peter Ustinov, Carla Del Poggio and Abbe Lane.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Luigi Scaccianoce.
Dana Blankstein
Dana Blankstein- Cohen( born March 3, 1981) is the director of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television.
She is a film director, and an Israeli culture entrepreneur.
Olav Aaraas
Olav Aaraas( born 10 July 1950) is a Norwegian historian and museum director.
He was born in Fredrikstad.
From 1982 to 1993 he was the director of Sogn Folk Museum, from 1993 to 2010 he was the director of Maihaugen and from 2001 he has been the director of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.
In 2010 he was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
John Farrell (businessman)
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Michael Govan
Michael Govan( born 1963) is the director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art since 2006.
Prior to this, Govan worked as the director of the Dia Art Foundation in New York City.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Ian Barry (director)
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John Donatich
John Donatich is the Director of Yale University Press.

Question: Which country the director of film The Wanderers (1956 Film) is from?
Answer: Argentine