Rich Man, Poor Girl
Rich Man, Poor Girl is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey and Lew Ayres.
The film is a remake of the 1929 film "The Idle Rich".
This was Lana Turner's second appearance as an MGM star.
Vabank
Vabank is a 1981 Polish comedy heist film written and directed by Juliusz Machulski, set in 1934 Warsaw( although actually filmed in Łódź and Piotrków Trybunalski).
The film received several awards and nominations, among them:
The film's name is Polish for" Va banque", a gambling term for when one is betting to win or lose all.
Rich Man, Poor Man (1918 film)
Rich Man, Poor Man is a lost 1918 American silent romantic drama film starring Marguerite Clark and directed by J. Searle Dawley.
It is based on a 1916 Broadway play by George Broadhurst.
It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Fred Silverman
Fred Silverman( born September 13, 1937) is an American television executive and producer.
He worked as an executive at all of the Big Three television networks, and was responsible for bringing to television such programs as the series" Scooby- Doo"( 1969 – present)," All in the Family"( 1971 – 1979)," The Waltons"( 1972 – 1981), and" Charlie's Angels"( 1976 – 1981), as well as the miniseries" Rich Man, Poor Man"( 1976)," Roots"( 1977) and" Shōgun"( 1980).
For his success in programming wildly popular shows," Time" magazine declared him" the man with the Golden gut" in 1977.
Juliusz Machulski
Juliusz Machulski( born 10 March 1955 in Olsztyn) is a Polish film director and screenplay writer.
Son of noted actor Jan Machulski, Juliusz became notable for his comedies ridiculing the life in communist- ruled Poland of the 1970s and 1980s.
Susan Blakely
Susan Blakely( born September 7, 1948) is an American actress and model.
She is best known for her leading role in the 1976 ABC miniseries" Rich Man, Poor Man", for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.
Blakely also has appeared in films including" The Towering Inferno"( 1974)," Report to the Commissioner"( 1975)," Capone"( 1975)," The Concorde ... Airport' 79"( 1979)," Over the Top"( 1987) and" Ladykillers"( 1988).
Josette Banzet
Josette Banzet, Marquise de Bruyenne( born April 6, 1938) is an American- based actress.
She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her performance in" Rich Man, Poor Man".
J. Searle Dawley
James Searle Dawley( May 13, 1877 – March 30, 1949) was an American producer, director and screenwriter.
He directed 149 silent films between 1907 and 1926.
He was born in Del Norte, Colorado, and died in Hollywood, California.
Searley is best remembered for directing the Thomas Edison version of" Frankenstein" in 1910.
He reportedly referred to himself as" the first motion picture director", which was not accurate.
He worked for a while at Edison's studio, then started his own production company, being quite successful financially, although most of his films are little known today.
When critics began to regard the films of his day to be immoral, Searley became one of the founding members of the MPDA( Motion Picture Directors Association) which sought to give filmmakers who advocated good taste the power of self- censorship.
Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw
( February 27, 1913 – May 16, 1984) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short- story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies.
He is best known for two of his novels:" The Young Lions"( 1948), about the fate of three soldiers during World War II, made into a film of the same name starring Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, and" Rich Man, Poor Man"( 1970), about the fate of two siblings after World War II.
In 1976, it was made into a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, and Susan Blakely.
William Smith (actor)
William Smith( born March 24, 1933) is an American actor who has appeared in almost three hundred feature films and television productions, with his best known role being the menacing Anthony Falconetti in the 1970s television mini-series" Rich Man, Poor Man".
Smith is also known for films like" Any Which Way You Can"( 1980)," Conan The Barbarian"( 1982)," Rumble Fish"( 1983), and" Red Dawn"( 1984), as well as lead roles in several exploitation films during the 1970s.

Question: Are the directors of films Rich Man, Poor Man (1918 Film) and Vabank both from the same country?
Answer: no