Ben Barzman
Ben Barzman (October 12, 1910 – December 15, 1989) was a Canadian journalist, screenwriter, and novelist, blacklisted during the McCarthy Era and best known for his screenplays for the films "Back to Bataan" (1945), "El Cid" (1961), and "The Blue Max" (1966).
Alexandre Astruc
Alexandre Astruc( 13 July 1923 – 19 May 2016) was a French film critic and film director.
David Hartford
David Hartford( 1873 – 1932) was an American actor and film director best known for directing the movie" Back to God's Country"( 1919).
James Tolkan
James Stewart Tolkan( born June 20, 1931) is a retired American actor.
He is best known and remembered for his role in the films" Back to the Future"( 1985) and" Back to the Future Part II"( 1989).
Some of his other memorable film roles were in" Love and Death"( 1975)," Top Gun"( 1986)," Masters of the Universe"( 1987) and" Dick Tracy"( 1990).
Back to God's Country (1919 film)
Back to God's Country is a 1919 Canadian drama film directed by David Hartford.
It is one of the earliest Canadian feature films.
The film starred and was co-written by Canadian actress Nell Shipman.
With an estimated budget of over$ 67,000, it was the most successful silent film in Canadian history.
The film is noteworthy as it starred Shipman and was produced by her husband, Ernest.
Shipman was one of the first women to do a nude scene on screen in the movie.
In 1918, they created a production company, Shipman- Curwood Producing Company, to produce" Back to God's Country".
The film was the only film the company would produce, and was based on a short story," Whapi, the Walrus" by James Oliver Curwood.
Curwood's story was adapted to the screen by Nell herself.
She changed the protagonist of the film from a great dane to the female lead, Dolores.
Shipman also shaped her character into a heroine, who saves her husband.
Curwood was infuriated with Shipman, but commercially the film was extremely successful, posting a 300 percent profit and grossing a million- and- a- half dollars.
Back to God's Country (1927 film)
Back to God's Country is a 1927 silent film Northwoods adventure based on James Oliver Curwood's story" Wapi, the Walrus".
The film was directed by Irvin Willat and stars Renée Adorée, usually an MGM actress.
The film is a remake of the 1919 film" Back to God's Country" which starred Nell Shipman.
The film survives today.
Irvin Willat
Irvin V. Willat (November 18, 1890 – April 17, 1976) was an American film director of the silent film era.
He directed 39 films between 1917 and 1937.
Early in his career Willat worked as a cinematographer on several films.
His older brother Edwin Willat (1882–1950) was cinematographer on several silent films.
God's Country and the Law
God's Country and the Law is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Pine Tree Pictures and distributed by Arrow Films.
It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Fred C. Jones and Gladys Leslie in the leading roles.
It was adapted from the 1915 novel" God ’s Country and the Woman" by James Oliver Curwood, which had been previously filmed under that title in 1916.
Back to God's Country (1953 film)
Back to God's Country is a 1953 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Joseph Pevney starring Rock Hudson, Marcia Henderson and Steve Cochran.
Prey for the Shadows
Prey for the Shadows is a 1961 French drama film directed by Alexandre Astruc, starring Annie Girardot, Daniel Gélin and Christian Marquand.
It is also known as Shadow of Adultery.
The original screenplay was written by Astruc, Claude Brulé and Françoise Sagan.
The film was released on 14 April 1961.
It had 620,504 admissions in France.

Question: Do both films, Prey for the Shadows and Back to God's Country (1927 film), have the directors who are from the same country?
Answer: no