Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a 1982 American musical comedy film co-written, produced and directed by Colin Higgins( in his final film as director).
It is an adaptation of the 1978 Broadway musical of the same name, and stars Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Jim Nabors, Charles Durning, Dom DeLuise, Noah Beery Jr., Robert Mandan, Lois Nettleton, Theresa Merritt, Barry Corbin, Mary Jo Catlett and Mary Louise Wilson.
Durning was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Texas governor.
Golden Globe Award nominations went to the film for Best Motion Picture( Comedy or Musical) and Parton for Best Actress in a Motion Picture( Comedy or Musical).
It was the fourth highest- grossing live- action musical film of the 1980s, and the top grossing of 1982.
Annie was second.
Carol Hall
Carol Hall( April 3, 1936 – October 11, 2018) was an American composer and lyricist.
She was best known for composing the music and lyrics for the Broadway stage musical" The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"( 1978, adapted as a film in 1982).
Her other works include the Broadway sequel" The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public"( 1994), as well as the Off- Broadway musical" To Whom It May Concern"( c. 1986).
Jennifer Nairn-Smith
Jennifer Nairn- Smith is an Australian- born dancer, actress and choreographer.
She appeared in the original Broadway productions of" Follies" and" Pippin".
Her film and TV appearances include" All That Jazz"( 1979)," The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"( 1982) and" Return to Eden"( 1983).
Sjumandjaja
Sjumandjaja( Perfected Spelling: Syumanjaya; 5 August 1934 – 19 July 1985) was an Indonesian director, screenwriter, and actor.
During his career he wrote numerous films, directed fourteen, acted in ten, and produced nine; he also won five Citra Awards from the Indonesian Film Festival.
His films reflected social realism.
Sjumandjaja was born in Batavia( modern day Jakarta), Dutch East Indies, and grew up there.
During high school, he became interested in creative writing and acting, eventually joining the Senen Artists' Group.
In 1956, when one of his short stories was adapted into a film, Sjumandjaja became active in the filmmaking industry, writing two films for the production company Persari.
After receiving a government scholarship, he moved to Moscow and attended the All- Union State Institute of Cinematography.
Upon returning to Indonesia in 1965, Sjumandjaja took a job at the Ministry of Information and continued writing screenplays.
In 1971, after leaving the ministry, he directed his first feature film," Lewat Tengah MalamPast Midnight").
He continued to write and direct films until his death from a heart attack on 19 July 1985.
Reportedly a strict director, Sjumandjaja valued creative value over receiving a director's fee.
He married three times and had three children, two with his first wife and one with his second.
His son, Sri Aksana, is the former drummer of Dewa 19, and his daughter Djenar Maesa Ayu is also a Citra Award- winning director.
Colin Higgins
Colin Higgins( 28 July 1941 – 5 August 1988) was an Australian- American screenwriter, actor, director, and producer.
He was best known for writing the screenplay for the 1971 film" Harold and Maude", and for directing the films" Foul Play"( 1978) and" 9 to 5"( 1980).
Atheis (film)
Atheis( literally" Atheist", also known as Kafir) is a 1974 Indonesian film directed by Sjumandjaja and adapted from Achdiat Karta Mihardja's novel of the same name.
It follows a young Muslim man named Hasan who, through his interactions with others, loses his faith.
Shot on a budget of Rp. 80 million and starring Deddy Sutomo, Emmy Salim, Kusno Sudjarwadi, and Farouk Afero," Atheis" was intended to be a challenge to Indonesia's religious communities.
It was controversial upon release, at one point being refused by the country's censorship bureau.
A box- office failure upon release, the film has since become one of Sjumandjaja's best known.
Larry L. King
Larry L. King( January 1, 1929 – December 20, 2012) was an American playwright, journalist, and novelist, best remembered for his 1978 Tony Award- nominated play" The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", which became a long- running production on Broadway and was later turned into a feature film starring Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning and Dolly Parton.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.

Question: Do director of film Atheis (film) and director of film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film) share the same nationality?
Answer: no