Léonce Perret
Léonce Joseph Perret (14 March 1880 – 12 August 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.
He also worked as a stage actor and director.
Often described as avant-garde for his unorthodox directing methods, Léonce Perret introduced innovative camera, lighting and film scoring techniques to French cinema.
Léonce Perret began his career as a relatively undistinguished stage actor.
He was recruited to the film industry by the Gaumont Film Company.
His numerous short films gained significant accolade in French cinematography.
Until his emigration to the United States in 1917, he was a fixture of the Gaumont Film Company.
On American soil, he produced several popular films, the most notable being "Lest We ForgetN'oublions jamais") in 1918.
After returning to France, he directed the successful "Koenigsmark" in 1923.
His film "Madame Sans-Gêne" (1925), starring Gloria Swanson, was the first joint Franco-American film production.
In addition, Léonce Perret collaborated with many of the French and American idols of his generation such as Abel Gance, Gloria Swanson, Gaby Morlay, René Cresté, Arletty, Suzanne Grandais, Mae Murray, and Huguette Duflos.
Karel Reisz
Karel Reisz( 21 July 1926 – 25 November 2002) was a Czech- born British filmmaker who was active in post – World War II Britain, and one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in British cinema during the 1950s and 1960s.
J. E. Mathews
John E. Mathews was an American film director who worked briefly in Australia during the silent period.
He also ran an acting school.
Romeo and Juliet (1964 film)
Romeo and Juliet is a 1964 film directed and written by Riccardo Freda.
Carl Ludwig Kirmse
Carl Ludwig Kirmse( 1888–1982) was a German art director who worked prolifically on films during the silent and sound eras.
Night Must Fall (1937 film)
Night Must Fall is a 1937 American film adaptation of the play by Emlyn Williams, adapted by John Van Druten and directed by Richard Thorpe.
It stars Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell and Dame May Whitty in her Hollywood film debut at age 72.
She reprised her role in the stage drama in London and New York City.
A critical success," Night Must Fall" was named the best film of the year by the National Board of Review.
A 1964 remake stars Albert Finney.
The Silent Master
The Silent Master is a 1917 American drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Robert Warwick.
The film is an adaption of" The Court of St. Simon" by E. Phillips Oppenheim.
Night Must Fall (1964 film)
Night Must Fall is a remake of the 1937 film of the same name, which was in turn based on the 1935 play by Emlyn Williams.
It was directed by Karel Reisz from a script by Clive Exton and starred Albert Finney, Mona Washbourne, and Susan Hampshire, but was not as successful as the original film.
The film was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.
Merle Tottenham
Merle Tottenham( 22 January 1901 – 18 July 1958) was a British stage and film actress.
Her stage work included the original West End production of Noël Coward's" Cavalcade" in 1931; and she reprised her role as Annie the servant in the subsequent Hollywood film, in 1933.
She also appeared as Dora, the maid in" Night Must Fall"( 1937) with Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell, and the film version of Coward's" This Happy Breed"( 1944), as Edie, the maid.
Assassination (1964 film)
, also known as The Assassin, is a 1964 film directed by Masahiro Shinoda.

Question: Which film has the director who died earlier, Night Must Fall (1964 Film) or The Silent Master?
Answer: The Silent Master