Question: Who directed the 1998 American action drama film in which John Malkovich starred?

Context articles: John Malkovich filmography
In the Line of Fire
Christian Bale filmography
Red 2 (film)
Con Air
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)
The Patriot (1998 film)
Being John Malkovich
Casanova Variations
Red (2010 film)

American actor, director, and producer John Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures.
 He started acting in the 1980s, appearing in the films "Places in the Heart" (1984) with Sally Field, "Death of a Salesman" (1985), "The Glass Menagerie" (1987), "Empire of the Sun" (1987), and "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988) with Glenn Close.
 His role in "Places in the Heart" earned him an Academy Award nomination.
 During the 1990s, he starred in the films "Of Mice and Men" (1992) as Lennie Small, "In the Line of Fire" (1993) as Mitch Leary, "Beyond the Clouds" (1995) as The Director, "The Portrait of a Lady" (1996) Gilbert Osmond, "Con Air" (1997) as Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1998) as Athos, "Being John Malkovich" (1999) as John Horatio Malkovich, and "" (1999) as Charles VII.
 His role as Mitch Leary in "In the Line of Fire" earned him his second Academy Award nomination.
In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American action thriller film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Rene Russo.
 Written by Jeff Maguire, the film is about a disillusioned and obsessed former CIA agent who attempts to assassinate the President of the United States and the Secret Service agent who tracks him.
 Eastwood's character is the sole active-duty Secret Service agent remaining from the detail guarding John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, at the time of his assassination in 1963.
 The film also stars Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, John Mahoney, and Fred Thompson.
British actor Christian Bale has starred in various films, as well as advertisements and a video game.
 He made his acting debut in 1986, on the television film "".
 The following year, he made his film debut starring alongside John Malkovich and Miranda Richardson in the war film "Empire of the Sun".
 Bale's role of a young boy, interned in China by the Japanese, received praise from most film critics.
 Two years later, Bale had a minor role in "Henry V", a drama film based on William Shakespeare's play "The Life of Henry the Fifth".
 It has been considered one of the best Shakespeare film adaptations ever made.
 In 1992, Bale starred as Jack Kelly in the Walt Disney musical drama "Newsies", which was a critical and commercial failure; however, it gained a cult following.
 He received a role in the 1994 drama "Little Women", which garnered positive reviews.
 Bale lent his voice for the Disney animated film "Pocahontas" in 1995, although it received a mixed reception and attained box office success.
 He starred as British journalist Arthur Stuart in the Todd Haynes-directed drama "Velvet Goldmine" (1998).
 Although critics were divided on the film, Bale's role was "eagerly anticipated".
 Bale portrayed Demetrius in the critically praised 1999 film "A Midsummer Night's Dream", an adaptation of Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Michael Hoffman.
 The same year, he portrayed Jesus of Nazareth in the television movie "Mary, Mother of Jesus".
Red 2 is 2013 American action comedy film and sequel to "Red" (2010).
 It was inspired by the limited comic book series of the same name, created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage.
 The film stars Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Byung-hun, Anthony Hopkins, and Helen Mirren, with Dean Parisot directing a screenplay by Jon and Erich Hoeber.
 "Red 2" was released on July 19, 2013.
Con Air is a 1997 American action film directed by Simon West, written by Scott Rosenberg, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of "The Rock".
 The film stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich alongside Steve Buscemi, Colm Meaney, Mykelti Williamson, Ving Rhames, Nick Chinlund, Jesse Borrego, Jose Zuniga, and Monica Potter.
The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1998 American action drama film directed, produced, and written by Randall Wallace, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio in a dual role as the title character and villain, Jeremy Irons as Aramis, John Malkovich as Athos, Gerard Depardieu as Porthos, and Gabriel Byrne as D'Artagnan.
 The picture uses characters from Alexandre Dumas' D'Artagnan Romances and is very loosely adapted from some plot elements of "The Vicomte de Bragelonne".
The Patriot is a 1998 American action drama film loosely based on the novel "The Last Canadian" by William C. Heine.
 The film stars Steven Seagal and is directed by Dean Semler.
 The plot involves an American patriot who has to foil the plot of a militia to release a deadly virus.
 It is Seagal's first direct-to-video film.
Being John Malkovich is a 1999 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut.
 The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich and Charlie Sheen as themselves.
 The film follows a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich's mind.
Casanova Variations is a 2014 French-Austrian-German fantasy historical drama film written and directed by Michael Sturminger and starring John Malkovich.
 It is based on "Histoire de ma vie" by Giacomo Casanova, who is played by Malkovich.
Red is a 2010 American action comedy film inspired by the limited comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage.
 The film stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren and Karl Urban, with German film director Robert Schwentke directing a screenplay by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber.
 In the film version, the title is derived from the designation of former CIA Agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis), meaning "Retired, Extremely Dangerous".