Howard W. Koch
Howard Winchel Koch( April 11, 1916 – February 16, 2001) was an American producer and director of film and television.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
David S. Ward
David Schad Ward( born October 25, 1945) is an American film director and screenwriter.
His screenplay for" The Sting"( 1973) won him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Rachel Feldman
Rachel Feldman( born August 22, 1954) is an American director of film and television and screenwriter of television films.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Michele Lupo
Michele Lupo( 4 December 1932 – 27 June 1989), was an Italian film director.
He directed 23 films between 1962 and 1982.
He was born in Corleone, Italy, and died in Rome, Italy.
The Program (1993 film)
The Program is a 1993 American drama film starring James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps, Craig Sheffer, Kristy Swanson, and Joey Lauren Adams.
The film was directed by David S. Ward who has directed and written other Hollywood films such as the" Major League" series.
The film touches on the season of the fictional Division I FBS( then IA) college football team, the ESU Timberwolves as they deal with the pressure to make a bowl game, alcohol and anabolic steroid abuse, receipt of improper benefits, and overall college life.
It follows the trials of Coach Sam Winters( Caan), the Heisman Trophy candidate Joe Kane( Sheffer), the freshman running back Darnell Jefferson( Epps), their love interests( Berry and Swanson), and other team members.
The film was released by Touchstone Pictures in September 1993.
The movie went on to gross over twenty million dollars at the box office.
The film was shot on location at several American universities, including: Boston College, Duke University, the University of Michigan, the University of Iowa, and the University of South Carolina.
While the college that is the main setting of the film is fictional, the teams opponents are real programs.
The film includes a cameo appearance from Michigan coaching legend Bo Schembechler.
California (1977 film)
California is a 1977 Italo- Spanish spaghetti western film directed by Michele Lupo.
The film was generally well received by critics and obtained a good commercial success at Italian box office.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.

Question: Are director of film The Program (1993 film) and director of film California (1977 film) both from the same country?
Answer: no