George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr.( born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker, philanthropist and entrepreneur.
Lucas is best known for creating the" Star Wars" and" Indiana Jones" franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light& Magic.
He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012.
After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co- founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.
Lucas wrote and directed" THX 1138"( 1971), based on his earlier student short, which was a critical success but a financial failure.
His next work as a writer- director was the film" American Graffiti"( 1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm.
The film was critically and commercially successful, and received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture.
Lucas's next film, the epic space opera" Star Wars"( 1977), had a troubled production but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest- grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon.
Lucas produced and co-wrote the sequels" The Empire Strikes Back"( 1980) and" Return of the Jedi"( 1983).
With director Steven Spielberg, he created, produced and co-wrote the" Indiana Jones" films" Raiders of the Lost Ark"( 1981)," Temple of Doom"( 1984)," The Last Crusade"( 1989) and" Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"( 2008).
He also produced and wrote a variety of films and television series through Lucasfilm between the 1970s and the 2010s.
In 1997, Lucas rereleased the" Star Wars" trilogy as part of a special edition featuring several alterations; home media versions with further changes were released in 2004 and 2011.
He returned to directing with a" Star Wars" prequel trilogy comprising" The Phantom Menace"( 1999)," Attack of the Clones"( 2002), and" Revenge of the Sith"( 2005).
He last collaborated on the CGI- animated television series( 2008 – 2014, 2020), the war film" Red Tails"( 2012), and the CGI film" Strange Magic"( 2015).
Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards.
His films are among the 100 highest- grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket- price inflation.
Lucas is considered a significant figure of the 20th- century New Hollywood movement.
Fanny Elssler
Fanny Elssler( born Franziska Elßler; 23 June 181027 November 1884) was an Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period.
Quick Money
Quick Money is a 1937 film.
It lost$ 37,000.
Paul Martin (director)
Paul Martin (8 February 1899 – 26 January 1967) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter who worked for many years in the German film industry.
He directed 60 films between 1932 and 1967.
He was romantically involved with the film star Lilian Harvey and directed her in a number of films until he left her in 1938 for the actress Frauke Lauterbach.
They made one final film "Woman at the Wheel" together during the filming of which their relationship remained cold.
DONDI
Donald Joseph White," DONDI"( April 7, 1961 – October 2, 1998) was an American graffiti artist.
Fanny Elssler (1920 film)
Fanny Elssler( German: Die Erlebnisse der berühmten Tänzerin Fanny Elßler) is a 1920 German historical film directed by Friedrich Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Ernst Hofmann and Rudolf Forster.
It is based on the life of the nineteenth century Austrian dancer Fanny Elssler.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lederer.
American Graffiti
American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming- of- age comedy film directed and co-written by George Lucas starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins, and Wolfman Jack.
Suzanne Somers and Joe Spano also appear in the film.
Set in Modesto, California, in 1962, the film is a study of the cruising and early rock' n' roll cultures popular among the early baby boomer generation.
Through a series of vignettes, the film tells the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures over the course of a single night.
The genesis of" American Graffiti" was in Lucas' own teenage years in early 1960s Modesto.
He was unsuccessful in pitching the concept to financiers and distributors, but found favor at Universal Pictures after every other major film studio turned him down.
Filming was initially set to take place in San Rafael, California, but the production crew was denied permission to shoot beyond a second day.
As a result, production was moved to Petaluma.
" American Graffiti" premiered on August 2, 1973, at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, and was released on August 11, 1973, in the United States.
The film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Produced on a$ 777,000 budget, it has become one of the most profitable films of all time.
Since its initial release," American Graffiti" has garnered an estimated return of well over$ 200 million in box office gross and home video sales, not including merchandising.
In 1995 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
A sequel," More American Graffiti", was released in 1979.
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.
Outlaws of the Orient
Outlaws of the Orient is a 1937 film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack.
Fanny Elssler (1937 film)
Fanny Elssler is a 1937 German historical drama film directed by Paul Martin and starring Lilian Harvey, Rolf Moebius and Willy Birgel.
It was loosely based on the life of the dancer Fanny Elssler.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut.
It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios with location filming in Vienna.

Question: Do both directors of films American Graffiti and Fanny Elssler (1937 film) have the same nationality?
Answer: no