Howard Hawks
Howard Winchester Hawks( May 30, 1896 December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era.
Critic Leonard Maltin called him" the greatest American director who is not a household name."
A versatile film director, Hawks explored many genres such as comedies, dramas, gangster films, science fiction, film noir, and westerns.
His most popular films include" Scarface"( 1932)," Bringing Up Baby"( 1938)," Only Angels Have Wings"( 1939)," His Girl Friday"( 1940)," To Have and Have Not"( 1944)," The Big Sleep"( 1946)," Red River"( 1948)," The Thing from Another World"( 1951)," Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"( 1953), and" Rio Bravo"( 1959).
His frequent portrayals of strong, tough- talking female characters came to define the" Hawksian woman".
In 1942, Hawks was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for" Sergeant York".
In 1974, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award as" a master American filmmaker whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world cinema."
His work has influenced various popular and respected directors such as Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, Jean- Luc Godard, John Carpenter, and Quentin Tarantino.
Jack Shea (director)
Jack Shea (August 1, 1928 – April 28, 2013) was an American film and television director.
He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1997 to 2002.
Mark Lewis (filmmaker)
Mark Lewis( born 1958 in Mullumbimby, Australia) is an Australian documentary film and television producer, director and writer.
He is famous for his film and for his body of work on animals.
Unlike many other producers of nature films, his films do not attempt to document the animals in question or their behaviors but rather the complex relationships between people and society and the animals they interact with.
His films have earned him many awards, including a British Academy Award nomination, a nomination from the Directors Guild of America, two Emmy ’s for Outstanding Direction in documentary film, and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Science Program on American Television.
Heat Wave (2011 film)
Heat Wave is a 2011 French drama film and the directorial debut of Jean- Jacques Jauffret.
It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Rupert Crosse
Rupert Crosse( November 29, 1927 – March 5, 1973) was an American television and film actor noted as the first African American to receive a nomination for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award — for his role in the 1969 adaptation of William Faulkner's" The Reivers".
Kunchacko Boban
Kunchacko Boban( born 2 November 1976) is an Indian film actor, producer and businessman.
He works in Malayalam film industry and has acted in nearly 100 films over the period of two decades and received several awards including the Kerala State Film Awards.
He is the son of actor-director- producer Boban Kunchacko and grandson of director- producer Kunchacko, who established the first film production studio in Kerala named Udaya Pictures.
Kunchacko's debut was as a child artist in a Fazil film" Dhanya"( 1981) produced by his father Boban Kunchacko with Mohanlal in a major role.
He debuted as a hero in another Fazil film, the 1997 romantic drama" Aniyathipraavu".
The film broke all existing box- office collection records in Malayalam film industry to become the highest- grossing Malayalam film and a trendsetter.
Following the success of his debut movie as hero, he starred in hugely successful films in the late 1990s.
He also acted in another Fazil film Harikrishnans along with Mammootty and Mohanlal which was the highest- grossing film of the year 1998.
He was considered as an emerging Superstar after the huge success of the romantic comedy film" Niram"( 1999) directod by Kamal, which was one of 1999's the highest- grossing Malayalam film.
He continued to do films and established himself as a leading actor in the following years with filmmakers like Sathyan Anthikad, Sibi Malayil, Lohithadas, Hariharan, P. G. Viswambaran, Joshiy, Lal Jose, Vysakh, Roshan Andrews, Rajesh Pillai etc.
Kunchacko won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for his performance in the 2004 film" Ee Snehatheerathu".
His career took a setback after few box office failures during the mid-2000s.
He took a break from films in 2006 and occupied with business and family life.
He made a successful comeback to films in 2009 with the superhit comedy movie, which was well received.
After his comeback, Kunchacko completely changed his chocolate boy and romantic hero image and was seen doing various different roles.
Later, he has raised his stardom back with commercially successful films and established himself as one of the popular lead actors of Mollywood.
Addition to his acting career, he is also a naturally gifted dancer and has his own style of dancing, Kunchacko Boban ranks among the best dancers that Malayalam cinema has ever seen.
In 2016, Kunchacko produced the comedy drama film" Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho" through Udaya Pictures, in the process reviving the studio after a 30- year hiatus.
Beside films and business, Kunchacko also promotes social causes.
In 2015, he opened Al Fasht Medical Centre in Sharjah, a medical centre providing comparatively low- cost health care for child behaviour, autism, and adult psychiatry.
Charles K. Gifford
Charles K. Gifford is an American banker and businessman.
He is the chairman emeritus of Bank of America having served on its board of directors from 2004 to 2016.
Fazil (film)
Fazil is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Philip Klein and Seton I. Miller.
The film stars Charles Farrell, Greta Nissen, John Boles, Mae Busch, Tyler Brooke and John T. Murray.
The film was released on June 4, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation.
The Reivers (film)
The Reivers( also known as The Yellow Winton Flyer in the UK) is a 1969 Technicolor film in Panavision starring Steve McQueen and directed by Mark Rydell based on the William Faulkner novel" The Reivers, a Reminiscence".
The supporting cast includes Sharon Farrell, Rupert Crosse, Mitch Vogel, and Burgess Meredith as the narrator.
Mark Rydell
Mark Rydell( born March 23, 1929) is an American actor, film director and producer.
He has directed many Academy Award- nominated films including" The Fox"( 1967)," The Reivers"( 1969)," The Cowboys"( 1972)," Cinderella Liberty"( 1973)," The Rose"( 1979)," The River"( 1984) and" For the Boys"( 1991).
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for" On Golden Pond"( 1981).

Question: Do both The Reivers (Film) and Fazil (Film) films have the directors from the same country?
Answer: yes