Trilby (1923 film)
Trilby is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Andrée Lafayette, Creighton Hale, and Arthur Edmund Carewe.
It is an adaptation of the 1894 novel" Trilby" by George Du Maurier about a young woman named Trilby who falls under the power of the domineering mesmerist Svengali.
Piers Haggard
Piers Inigo Haggard OBE( born 18 March 1939) is a British theatre, film and television director, although he has worked mostly in the latter.
Haggard was born in London but grew up on a small farm in Clackmannanshire.
He is the great- great- nephew of H. Rider Haggard, and is the son of the actor, poet and novelist Stephen Haggard who died in 1943.
Haggard is married to stained glass artist Anna Sklovsky, with whom he has two children, the actress Daisy Haggard, and William Haggard who is an architect.
He has four children by his first marriage, Sarah, Claire, Rachel and Philip.
Haggard began his career as an assistant director at the Royal Court in 1960, then directed at Dundee Rep and Glasgow Citizens before joining the first National Theatre company in 1963 where he co-directed( John Dexter and Bill Gaskill) and assisted Laurence Olivier and Franco Zeffirelli.
In 1965 he moved to BBC Television, directing plays for the anthology drama series" Thirty- Minute Theatre" in the 1960s, later working on the more prestigious anthology shows," CallanPublic Eye, Armchair Theatre"( for ITV) and" Play for Today"( for the BBC).
He directed for a variety of programmes throughout the 1970s, such as" The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes The Love School, Love for Lydia and The Chester Cycle of Mystery Plays( 1976)."
Probably his best known work came later in the decade.
In 1978 he was the director of Dennis Potter's landmark drama serial" Pennies From Heaven" for the BBC, for which he received a BAFTA Award.
The following year he directed the ambitious science- fiction serial" Quatermass", a Euston Films production for Thames Television, shown on the ITV network.
Both of these productions are available on DVD, and the" Pennies From Heaven" release includes an audio commentary from Haggard.
His film work includes" Wedding Night"( 1970); the cult classic" The Blood on Satan's Claw"( 1970); the cinema version of" Quatermass"( 1980)" Summer Story"( 1988);" The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu"( 1980), Peter Sellers' last film; and" Venom"( 1982).
Haggard's audio commentary on" Venom" is well known for its forthrightness, and some hilarious anecdotes on the competitive antics of stars Oliver Reed and Klaus Kinski.
In 1982 he also directed" The Ticket of Leave Man" at the National Theatre.
Later television work included" Mrs Reinhardt( 1986)"; a number of US TV Specials with stars such as Liza Minnelli, Cheryl Ladd, and Judge Reinholdt; the Gerry Anderson science- fiction series" Space Precinct"( 1994); and various one- off TV dramas such as" Eskimo Day"( 1996)," Cold Enough For Snow"( 1997), and" The Hunt"( 2001).
The Canadian prairies- set" Conquest"( 1998) was his last feature film.
He directed Academy Award winners Vanessa Redgrave and Maximilian Schell in the 2006 mini-series" The Shell Seekers".
Haggard has also had a 40- year parallel career campaigning for directors ’ rights.
He was president of The Association of Directors and Producers in 1976; he founded and was first chairman of the Directors Guild of Great Britain( DGGB), formed in 1982 at a meeting of over a hundred film, theatre, and television directors, many of them world- famous, at Ronnie Scott's Club in London.
He started the Directors ’ and Producers' Rights Society( DPRS, 1987), serving on its board for 20 years, until it transmuted in 2007 into Directors UK, which he still serves as a board member.
He was also vice president and chairman of FERA, the Association of European film directors, from 2010 to 2013.
Haggard was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire( OBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to film, television, and theatre.
Barry Andrews (actor)
Barry Andrews( born 1944) is a British actor best known for his work in horror films such as" Dracula Has Risen from the Grave"( 1968) and" The Blood on Satan's Claw"( 1970).
He also played the lead role of Jon Pigeon in the sex comedy" I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight"( 1975).
Andrews also appeared in the 1979" Doctor Who" serial," Nightmare of Eden" as a secret agent.
His other films have included small roles in movies such as" Revenge"( 1971)," Rentadick"( 1972)," The Spy Who Loved Me"( 1977), and" North Sea Hijack"( 1979).
Barry Andrews (actor)
Barry Andrews( born 1944) is a British actor best known for his work in horror films such as" Dracula Has Risen from the Grave"( 1968) and" The Blood on Satan's Claw"( 1970).
He also played the lead role of Jon Pigeon in the sex comedy" I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight"( 1975).
Andrews also appeared in the 1979" Doctor Who" serial," Nightmare of Eden" as a secret agent.
His other films have included small roles in movies such as" Revenge"( 1971)," Rentadick"( 1972)," The Spy Who Loved Me"( 1977), and" North Sea Hijack"( 1979).
The Blood on Satan's Claw
The Blood on Satan's Claw( also released as" Satan's Skin") is a 1971 British horror film made by Tigon British Film Productions and directed by Piers Haggard.
The film was written by Robert Wynne- Simmons, with additional material by Piers Haggard, and stars Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden and Barry Andrews.
It is set in early 18th- century England, and tells the story of a village taken over by demonic possession.
The film was to be Patrick Wymark's last English language film, and was released three months after his death.
In his 2010 BBC documentary series" A History of Horror", writer and actor Mark Gatiss referred to the film as a prime example of a short- lived subgenre he called" folk horror", grouping it with 1968's" Witchfinder General" and 1973's" The Wicker Man".
Gatiss also featured in a spoken word adaptation of the film, alongside Linda Hayden( playing a different role to the one she played in the film), released by Audible in 2018.
Marc Wilkinson
Marc Wilkinson( born 27 July 1929) is an Australian composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including" The Blood on Satan's Claw", and incidental music for the theatre, most notably for Peter Shaffer's" The Royal Hunt of the Sun".
His compositional approach has combined traditional techniques with elements of the avant- garde.
For most of his life resident in the UK, he has now retired from composition and currently lives in France.
Tamara Ustinov
Tamara "Tammy" Ustinov (born 1945) is a British actress known for appearing in the films "The Blood on Satan's Claw" (1970), "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" (1971), and "The Last Horror Movie" (2003), and television series such as "Skorpion" and "Bergerac".
Tamara Ustinov is the daughter of Sir Peter Ustinov and Isolde Denham (1920–1987), daughter of Reginald Denham and Moyna Macgill.
Her parents' marriage lasted from 1940 to their divorce in 1950, and Tamara was their only child.
She is the niece of Dame Angela Lansbury.
(Isolde was the half-sister of Angela Lansbury, who appeared with Ustinov in "Death on the Nile", 1978.)
Tamara Ustinov has been married to Malcolm Rennie since 1989.
Godfrey James
Godfrey James( born on 16 April 1931, in London) is an English actor.
His film appearances include:" Séance on a Wet Afternoon"( 1964)," Witchfinder General"( 1968)," The Oblong Box"( 1969)," Cry of the Banshee"( 1970)," The Blood on Satan's Claw"( 1970)," Villain"( 1971)," Hide and Seek"( 1972)," The Land That Time Forgot"( 1974)," At the Earth's Core"( 1976)," Camille"( 1984)," Out of Order"( 1987) and" Piccolo Grande Amore"( 1993 y).
Television credits include:" The AvengersDixon of Dock GreenDepartment SZ- Cars UFO"( 1970 episode" The Square Triangle The Onedin Line The Lotus Eaters The Carnforth Practice The Sweeney",( in which his character Charley Smith gets killed by a falling scrap car in his own scrapyard)" Doctor Who"( in the serial" Underworld Return of the Saint The Aphrodite Inheritance The Standard Minder The Professionals Bergerac The Dark Side of the SunThe BillDempsey& MakepeaceEmmerdale FarmA Very Peculiar Practice" and" Crime Traveller".
James Young (director)
James Young (January 1, 1872 – June 9, 1948) was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era.
Before films Young had a successful career as a stage actor appearing on Broadway and throughout the country, and was the author of a notable 1905 book on theatrical makeup.
His first wife was librettist Rida Johnson Young who often composed with Victor Herbert.
Turning to silent films he directed 93 films between 1912 and 1928.
He also appeared as an actor in 62 films between 1909 and 1917.
He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died in New York, New York.
His second wife was film actress Clara Kimball Young, 18 years his junior, who kept his surname after they divorced.
Marc Wilkinson
Marc Wilkinson( born 27 July 1929) is an Australian composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including" The Blood on Satan's Claw", and incidental music for the theatre, most notably for Peter Shaffer's" The Royal Hunt of the Sun".
His compositional approach has combined traditional techniques with elements of the avant- garde.
For most of his life resident in the UK, he has now retired from composition and currently lives in France.

Question: Are the directors of films Trilby (1923 film) and The Blood on Satan's Claw both from the same country?
Answer: no