Robert Thornby
Robert Thornby( March 27, 1888 – March 6, 1953) was an American director and actor of the silent era.
He directed 75 films between 1913 and 1927.
He also appeared in 48 films between 1911 and 1930.
He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
The Almighty Dollar (1916 film)
The Almighty Dollar is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby, to story by E. Magnus Ingleton, and starring June Elvidge, E. K. Lincoln, Frances Nelson, and George Anderson.
The Almighty Dollar (1923 film)
The Almighty Dollar is a 1923 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer.
The film's sets were designed by Siegfried Wroblewsky.
Howard W. Koch
Howard Winchel Koch( April 11, 1916 – February 16, 2001) was an American producer and director of film and television.
Sujoy Ghosh
Sujoy Ghosh is an Indian film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter.
He has directed" Jhankaar Beats"( 2003),( 2005)," Aladin"( 2009)," Kahaani"( 2012)," Kahaani 2( 2016)" and" Badla"( 2019).
He has also written and directed short films like" Anukul"( 2017) and" Ahalya"( 2015).
He has directed a series for Netflix, titled" Typewriter"( 2019).
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Kahaani
Kahaani( English) is a 2012 Indian Hindi- language mystery thriller film co-written, co-produced and directed by Sujoy Ghosh.
It stars Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman searching for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festival of Durga Puja, assisted by Satyoki" Rana" Sinha( Parambrata Chatterjee) and Khan( Nawazuddin Siddiqui).
Made on a shoestring budget of," Kahaani" was conceived and developed by Ghosh, who co-wrote the film with Advaita Kala.
The crew often employed guerrilla- filmmaking techniques on Kolkata's city streets to avoid attracting attention.
The film was noted for its deft portrayal of the city and for making use of many local crew and cast members.
" Kahaani" explores themes of feminism and motherhood in male- dominated Indian society.
The film also makes several allusions to Satyajit Ray's films such as" Charulata"( 1964)," Aranyer Din Ratri"( 1970) and" Joi Baba Felunath"( 1979).
" Kahaani" was released worldwide on 9 March 2012.
Critics praised the screenplay, the cinematography and the performances of the lead actors.
Following critical acclaim and word- of- mouth publicity, the film earned worldwide in 50 days.
The film won several awards, including three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards.
The latter included trophies for Best Director( Ghosh) and Best Actress( Vidya).
A sequel, titled, was released on 2 December 2016.

Question: Are director of film The Almighty Dollar (1916 Film) and director of film Kahaani from the same country?
Answer: no