Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz (born Manó Kaminer(1886-1905)
Mihály Kertész (1905); December 24, 1886 April 11, 1962) was a Hungarian-born American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history.
He directed classic films from the silent era and numerous others during Hollywood's Golden Age, when the studio system was prevalent.
Curtiz was already a well-known director in Europe when Warner Bros. invited him to Hollywood in 1926, when he was 39 years of age.
He had already directed 64 films in Europe, and soon helped Warner Bros. become the fastest-growing movie studio.
He directed 102 films during his Hollywood career, mostly at Warners, where he directed ten actors to Oscar nominations.
James Cagney and Joan Crawford won their only Academy Awards under Curtiz's direction.
He put Doris Day and John Garfield on screen for the first time, and he made stars of Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Bette Davis.
He himself was nominated five times and won twice, once for Best Short Subject for "Sons of Liberty" and once as Best Director for "Casablanca".
Curtiz introduced to Hollywood a unique visual style using artistic lighting, extensive and fluid camera movement, high crane shots, and unusual camera angles.
He was versatile and could handle any kind of picture: melodrama, comedy, love story, film noir, musical, war story, Western, or historical epic.
He always paid attention to the human-interest aspect of every story, stating that the "human and fundamental problems of real people" were the basis of all good drama.
Curtiz helped popularize the classic swashbuckler with films such as "Captain Blood" (1935) and "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938).
He directed many dramas which today are also considered classics, "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), "The Sea Wolf" (1941), "Casablanca" (1942), and "Mildred Pierce" (1945).
He directed leading musicals, including "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942), "
This Is the Army" (1943), and "White Christmas", and he made comedies with "Life With Father" (1947) and "We're No Angels" (1955).
Sepideh Farsi
Sepideh Farsi is an Iranian film director, born in Tehran in 1965.
Daddy (1989 film)
Daddy( 1989) is a television film made for Doordarshan.
Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, this film marked the acting debut of his daughter Pooja Bhatt.
The film boasts spectacular performances by its lead actors Anupam Kher and Manohar Singh.
It has a famous ghazal" Aaina mujhse meri pehli si surat maange" sung by Talat Aziz.
Coincidentally, Talat Aziz was offered a movie" Dhun" which was directed by Mahesh Bhatt.
However, the movie has not been released to date.
Strapless
Strapless is a 1989 film written and directed by David Hare.
Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt( born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Hindi cinema.
A stand- out film from his earlier period is" Saaransh"( 1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.
It became India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year.
The 1986 film" Naam" was his first piece of commercial cinema.
In 1987, he turned producer with the film" Kabzaa" under the banner," Vishesh Films", with his brother Mukesh Bhatt.
Bhatt went on to become one of the most recognized directors of the Indian film industry in the next decade, giving both art- house works such as" Daddy"( 1989) and" Swayam"( 1991), as well as commercial romantic hits like" Awaargi"( 1990)," Aashiqui"( 1990) and" Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin"( 1991), in which he cast Pooja with actor Aamir Khan.
He next directed" Sadak"( 1991) which remains his highest grossing either directed or produced under the banner," Vishesh Films".
During the 1990s Bhatt won critical acclaim for" Sir"( 1993), along with other hits such as" Gumraah"( 1993) and" Criminal"( 1994).
In 1994 he won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award for directing" Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke"( 1993).
In 1999, he directed the autobiographical Zakhm, which has garnered the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
Bhatt has produced contemporary films such as" JismMurder" and" Woh Lamhe".
He co-owns film producing company Vishesh Films with his brother Mukesh Bhatt.
South of the Clouds (2004 film)
South of the Clouds is a 2004 Chinese film and the second film directed by the writer Zhu Wen.
The film stands in stark contrast to Zhu's previous film.
In terms of production," South of the Clouds" received the cooperation of the state apparatus unlike 2001's" Seafood" which was an underground production shot on digital hand- held cameras.
In terms of story, the transgressive tale of a prostitute and a policeman in" Seafood" is a far cry from" South of the Cloud"'s gentle tale of a retiree who fulfills a lifelong desire to travel to the southern province of Yunnan( literally" South of the Clouds").
" South of the Clouds" stars Li Xuejian as the protagonist, Xu Daqin, and features a cameo by director Tian Zhuangzhuang as the police chief in a small town in Yunnan.
It was produced by China Film Assist, an independent production company in China;" South of the Clouds" was the company's first production.
Australia (1989 film)
Australia is a 1989 film directed by Jean- Jacques Andrien.
Claude Weisz
Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris.
Captains of the Clouds
Captains of the Clouds( Shadows of Their Wings) is a 1942 Warner Bros. war film in Technicolor, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney.
It was produced by William Cagney( James Cagney's brother), with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer.
The screenplay was written by Arthur T. Horman, Richard Macaulay, and Norman Reilly Raine, based on a story by Horman and Roland Gillett.
The cinematography was by Wilfred M. Cline, Sol Polito, and Winton C. Hoch and was notable in that it was the first feature- length Hollywood production filmed entirely in Canada.
The film stars James Cagney and Dennis Morgan as Canadian pilots who do their part in the Second World War, and features Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale Sr., George Tobias, Reginald Gardiner, and Reginald Denny in supporting roles.
The title of the film came from a phrase used by Billy Bishop, the First World War fighter ace, who played himself in the film.
The same words are also echoed in the narration of" The Lion Has Wings" documentary( 1939).
In 1942, Canada had been at war with the Axis Powers for over two years while the United States had only just entered in December 1941.
A film on the ongoing Canadian involvement made sense for the American war effort.
The films ends with an epilogue chronicling the contributions of the Royal Canadian Air Force( RCAF) to the making of the film.
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers is a 1989 film directed by Jonathan Mostow.

Question: Which film has the director born earlier, Captains Of The Clouds or Daddy (1989 Film)?
Answer: Captains Of The Clouds