Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
K. G. George
Kulakkattil Geevarghese George( born 1946 in Thiruvalla, Travancore) is an Indian film maker and screenwriter who works in the Malayalam Film Industry.
He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Bharathan and P. Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created groundbreaking films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed.
Known for his unconventional works, George is considered to be among one of the directors who revolutionized Malayalam cinema in the 1970s and 80s, who also regarded as one of the greatest film makers of Malayalam Cinema of all time.
George is noted for his deep psychological analysis and character study of the human mind in his films.
George made his debut with" Swapnadanam"( 1975) which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.
His well- known films include" Ulkadal"( 1979)," Mela"( 1980)," Yavanika"( 1982)," Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback"( 1983)," Adaminte Vaariyellu"( 1983)," Panchavadi Palam"( 1984)," Irakal"( 1986), and" Mattoral"( 1988).
He is a recipient of 9 Kerala State Film Awards for his various films.
George is the founder and chairman of the Malayalam Cine Technicians Association( MACTA), and continues to be an executive member.
He was the chairman of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Jason Moore (director)
Jason Moore( born October 22, 1970) is an American director of film, theatre and television.
Ben Cura
Ben Cura( born 30 September 1988) is a British- Argentine actor and director of film, television and theatre.
Mannu
Mannu is a 1978 Malayalam film directed by K. G. George with Soman, P. K. Abraham, Sharada and Sukumaran in the lead roles.
Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed,( born 9 October 1936) is an English actor, writer, television presenter and singer, known for his booming, kingly voice.
Blessed is known for portraying PC" Fancy" Smith in" Z- Cars", Augustus in the 1976 BBC television production of" I, Claudius", Prince Vultan in" Flash Gordon", Bustopher Jones and Old Deuteronomy in the 1981 original London production of" Cats" at the New London Theatre, Duke Thomas Beaufort of Exeter in Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation of" Henry V", Boss Nass in and the voice of Clayton in" Disney's Tarzan".
In 2016, Blessed was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire( OBE) for services to the arts and charity.
King Lear (1999 film)
King Lear is a 1999 adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name.
The film stars Brian Blessed( who also co-directed the film, along with Tony Rotherham) in the title role.
Apart from Peter Brook's" King Lear" in 1971, it is the only other feature- length film adaptation to preserve Shakespeare's verse.
Yvonne Griggs, in" Shakespeare's King Lear: A close study of the relationship between text and film"( 2009), characterised it as" a very stilted costume drama".

Question: Do director of film Mannu and director of film King Lear (1999 Film) share the same nationality?
Answer: no