Gemma Craven
Rita Gemma Craven( born Rita Gemma Gabriel; 1 June 1950) is an Irish actress.
She is best known for her role as Joan Parker, the frigid wife of Arthur( Bob Hoskins), in the BBC TV drama" Pennies From Heaven"( 1978).
The Invader (1997 film)
The Invader is a 1997 film directed by Mark Rosman.
Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh( 31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) was a prolific Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist.
After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency.
He received recognition for his second feature film" Unishe April" which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.
Having won 19 National Awards, along with his contemporaries Aparna Sen and Goutam Ghose, Rituparno heralded contemporary Bengali cinema to greater heights.
Ghosh died on 30 May 2013 in Kolkata after a heart attack.
Ghosh was also one of the openly queer personalities in Indian culture.
Ghosh was influenced by the works of Satyajit Ray and was an avid reader of Rabindranath Tagore.
Tagore's work is frequently referenced to in his films.
He also made a documentary titled" Jeevan Smriti" on the life of Tagore.
In his career spanning almost two decades, he won 12 National and numerous International awards.
His unreleased Bengali movie" Sunglass"( also known as" Taak Jhaank") was honoured and released at the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival.
Dahan (1997 film)
Dahan(" Crossfire")( 1997) is an Indian Bengali dystopian film directed by Rituparno Ghosh.
The film is based on Suchitra Bhattacharya's story of the same name.
Hideous!
Hideous! is a 1997 film released by Full Moon Features.
Pennies from Heaven (1981 film)
Pennies from Heaven is a 1981 American musical romantic drama film, based on a 1978 BBC television drama.
Dennis Potter adapted his own screenplay from the BBC series for American audiences, changing its setting from London and the Forest of Dean to Depression- era Chicago and rural Illinois.
The film stars Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Walken, and Jessica Harper.
It was directed by Herbert Ross and choreographed by Danny Daniels.
The film includes musical numbers consisting of actors lip- syncing and dancing to popular songs of the 1920s and 1930s, such as" Let's Misbehave Life Is Just a Bowl of CherriesLet's Face the Music and Dance" and the title song.
Potter was nominated for the 1981 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, but lost to" On Golden Pond".
Arthur Johnston (composer)
Arthur Johnston( January 10, 1898 – May 1, 1954) was a composer known for such works as “ Mandy, Make Up Your Mind, ”" Pennies From Heaven," and many others.
He worked for a time with Irving Berlin, Johnny Burke, Sam Coslow, and Bing Crosby.
Johnston and Burke were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936 for" Pennies From Heaven".
Misbegotten
Misbegotten is a 1997 film directed by Mark L. Lester.
Herbert Ross
Herbert David Ross( May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001) was an American actor, choreographer, director and producer who worked predominantly in the stage and film.
Noel Collins
Noel Michael Collins( 11 December 1936 – 15 August 2011) was a British actor.
He is best remembered for the role of Police Sergeant George Parrish in the television series" Juliet Bravo".
Collins began his acting career after graduating from Durham University.
His professional acting debut was in the Arthur Miller play, Incident at Vichy in 1965, appearing alongside Alec Guinness.
Collins made his television debut in 1967 and went on to appear in television shows such as" When the Boat Comes In" and" Pennies from Heaven".
He played the role of Sergeant George Parrish in all but one of the 88 episodes of" Juliet Bravo".
In 1996, he was diagnosed with lung cancer, and after having a lung removed participated in a class action against two tobacco companies.

Question: Are both directors of films Dahan (1997 Film) and Pennies From Heaven (1981 Film) from the same country?
Answer: no