Bertha, Duchess of Lorraine
Bertha of Lorraine( or Bertha of Swabia)( b.c. 1123/30 – d. 1194/ 5) was a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty.
She was the daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Swabia and, through marriage to Matthias I duke of Lorraine, she was duchess of Lorraine( c.1138-1176).
Françoise de Lorraine, Duchess of Vendôme
Françoise of Lorraine( November 1592 – 8 September 1669) was a princess of Lorraine and daughter- in- law of Henry IV of France.
Sometimes known as" Françoise de Mercœur", she belonged to the Mercœur cadet branch of the sovereign Dukes of Lorraine and was a niece of Louise of Lorraine, wife of the previous King Henry III.
Françoise was the heiress of her father and, as such, was the Duchess of Mercœur and Penthièvre" suo jure".
Vaino Olavi Partanen
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Vaino Olavi Partanen was a member of the Canadian Forces and a recipient of the Cross of Valour for his actions during an engine room explosion aboard HMCS" Kootenay".
The Cross of Valour is Canada's highest decoration for bravery in non-combat circumstances.
His citation reads: CPO1 Partanen, with his crewmate Petty Officer 2nd Class Lewis John Stringer( also posthumous), were the first recipients of the Cross of Valour.
Both men were also recipients of the Canadian Forces Decoration.
Christina of Salm
Countess Christina of Salm( 1575 – 1627), was a duchess consort of Lorraine; married in 1597 to Francis II, Duke of Lorraine.
Charles Henri, Prince of Commercy
Charles Henri of Lorraine( 17 April 1649 – 14 January 1723) was the legitimated son of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, and Béatrix de Cusance.
He was given the Principality of Commercy in 1708 by his cousin Leopold, Duke of Lorraine.
He was also the Count of Falkenstein.
The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer war film about French prisoners of war escaping a German prison camp and joining the French Resistance.
Directed by Tay Garnett, starring Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly, was partly based on Hans Habe's novel "A Thousand Shall Fall".
The title refers to the French Cross of Lorraine, which was the symbol of the "Résistance" and the Free French Forces chosen by Charles de Gaulle in 1942.
Tay Garnett
William Taylor "Tay" Garnett (June 13, 1894 – October 3, 1977) was an American film director and writer.
Renata of Lorraine
Renata of Lorraine( 20 April 1544 – 22 May 1602) was by birth a member of the House of Lorraine and by marriage Duchess of Bavaria.
Born in Nancy, France, she was the second child and eldest daughter of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine and Christina of Denmark.
Her paternal grandparents were Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Renée of Bourbon- Montpensier and her maternal grandparents were Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria.
Claude Françoise de Lorraine
Claude of Lorraine (6 October 1612 – 2 August 1648) was a daughter of Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, and Margerita Gonzaga, her sister was Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine.
She married her first cousin and was the Duchess of Lorraine by marriage.
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine( 15 October 1711 – 3 July 1741) was born a Princess of Lorraine and was the last queen consort of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia.
The sister of Francis Stephan, Duke of Lorraine, she died as a result of giving birth to Benedetto of Savoy.

Question: What nationality is the director of film The Cross Of Lorraine?
Answer: American