Stanley Donen
Stanley Donen( April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer whose most celebrated works are" On the Town"( 1949) and" Singin' in the Rain"( 1952), both of which starred Gene Kelly who co-directed.
His other films include" Royal Wedding"( 1951)," Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"( 1954)," Funny Face"( 1957)," Indiscreet"( 1958), and" Charade"( 1963).
He began his career in the chorus line on Broadway for director George Abbott, where he befriended Kelly.
From 1943, he was in Hollywood and worked as a choreographer before beginning to collaborate with Kelly.
After" On the Town", Donen worked as a contract director for MGM under producer Arthur Freed producing critically well- received box- office hits.
Donen and Kelly co-directed the musical" Singin' in the Rain", released in April 1952, which has appeared on lists of the best films ever made.
Donen's relationship with Kelly deteriorated during their final collaboration," It's Always Fair Weather"( 1955).
He then broke his contract with MGM to become an independent producer in 1957.
He continued making films throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, often financial successes that gained positive attention.
His film output became less frequent in the early 1980s and he briefly returned to the stage as a director in the 1990s and again in 2002.
Donen is credited with having transitioned Hollywood musical films from realistic backstage dramas to a more integrated art form in which the songs were a natural continuation of the story.
Before Donen and Kelly made their films, musicals – such as the extravagant and stylized work of Busby Berkeley – were often set in a Broadway stage environment where the musical numbers were part of a stage show.
Donen and Kelly's films created a more cinematic form and included dances that could only be achieved in the film medium.
Donen stated that what he was doing was a" direct continuation from the Astaire – Rogers musicals ... which in turn came from René Clair and from Lubitsch ...
What" we" did was not geared towards realism but towards the unreal."
Donen is highly respected by film historians; however his career is often compared to Kelly's, and there is debate over who deserves more credit for their collaborations.
Donen and Kelly's relationship was complicated, both professionally and personally, but Donen's films as a solo director are generally better regarded by critics than Kelly's.
French film critic Jean- Pierre Coursodon has said that Donen's contribution to the evolution of the Hollywood musical" outshines anybody else's, including Vincente Minnelli's".
David Quinlan called him" the King of the Hollywood musicals".
Among his awards are an Honorary Academy Award in 1998 and a Career Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival in 2004.
Donen married five times and had three children.
Film director and comedian Elaine May was his partner from 1999 until his death in 2019.
He was the last surviving notable director of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Hour of the Wolf (disambiguation)
Hour of the Wolf is a 1968 film directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Hour of the Wolf or The Hour of the Wolf may refer to:
Pig War (1859)
The Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between the United States and United Kingdom over the British – U.S. border in the San Juan Islands, between Vancouver Island( present- day Canada) and the State of Washington.
The Pig War, so called because it was triggered by the shooting of a pig, is also called the Pig Episode, the Pig and Potato War, the San Juan Boundary Dispute and the Northwestern Boundary Dispute.
Aside from the death of one pig, this dispute was a bloodless conflict.
The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig is a 1993 British/ French film by writer/ director Leslie Megahey, produced by the BBC.
The film stars Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Nicol Williamson, Jim Carter and Amina Annabi.
It was released in the United States as The Advocate.
The film is usually categorised as a drama, although it could also be classified as a mystery or a black comedy.
For its UK theatrical release, the film was given a 15 certificate, while the North American release was rated R, primarily due to its nudity and sexual content.
Robert A. Schuller
Robert Anthony Schuller( born October 7, 1954) is an American author, televangelist and pastor and the only son of Crystal Cathedral founders Robert H. Schuller and Arvella Schuller.
He was formerly a minister on the" Hour of Power" weekly television program broadcast from the Crystal Cathedral in Orange County, California.
He appeared on the program almost every week since 1976.
He was installed as the senior pastor in January 2006.
According to the" Hour of Power" website, he resigned as senior pastor on November 29, 2008.
He continues his ministry with Robert Schuller Ministries.
Surprise Package (film)
Surprise Package is a 1960 American comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Yul Brynner, Mitzi Gaynor, Noël Coward, Eric Pohlmann and Barry Foster.
The screenplay concerns an American gangster living on a Greek island and a deposed King who hatch a plan to steal some crown jewels.
Leslie Megahey
Leslie Megahey( born 22 December 1944) is a British television producer, director and writer.
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of Thomas Megahey( a minister) and Beatrice( née Walton), Leslie Megahey was educated at King Edward VI School in Lichfield.
Early works for the BBC included" Canvas: 7: Sunflowers: Van Gogh"( 1971), and" Omnibus File: Thrillers and Crime Fiction"( 1972).
Package film
Package film may refer to:
Surprise Package
Surprise Package may refer to:
Mr. Right (2009 film)
Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.

Question: Are both directors of films Surprise Package (film) and The Hour of the Pig from the same country?
Answer: no