Question: Are director of film The Hairy Ape (Film) and director of film Whisky Galore! (1949 Film) both from the same country?

<P0-S0> Whisky Galore! is a 1949 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios, starring Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood and Gordon Jackson. <P0-S1> The story —based on a true event—concerns a shipwreck off a fictional Scottish island, the inhabitants of which have run out of whisky because of wartime rationing. <P0-S2> The islanders find out the ship is carrying 50,000 cases of whisky, which they salvage, against the opposition of the local Customs and Excise men. <P0-S3> It was filmed on the island of Barra; the weather was so poor that the production over- ran its 10- week schedule by five weeks, and the film went £ 20,000 over budget. <P0-S4> Michael Balcon, the head of the studio, was unimpressed by the initial cut of the film, and one of Ealing's directors, Charles Crichton, added footage and re-edited the film before its release. <P0-S5> Like other Ealing comedies," Whisky Galore!" explores the actions of a small insular group facing and overcoming a more powerful opponent. <P0-S6> An unspoken sense of community runs through the film, and the story reflects a time when the British Empire was weakening. <P0-S7> " Whisky Galore!" was well received on release. <P0-S8> It was the directorial debut of Alexander Mackendrick; the screenplay was by Compton Mackenzie, an adaptation of his 1947 novel" Whisky Galore", and Angus MacPhail. <P0-S9> It came out in the same year as" Passport to Pimlico" and" Kind Hearts and Coronets", leading to 1949 being remembered as one of the peak years of the Ealing comedies. <P0-S10> In the US, where" Whisky Galore!" was renamed" Tight Little Island", the film became the first from the studios to achieve box office success. <P0-S11> It was followed by a sequel," Rockets Galore! <P0-S12> Whisky Galore!" has since been adapted for the stage, and a remake was released in 2016. <SEP> <P1-S0> Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. <SEP> <P2-S0> Rachel Feldman( born August 22, 1954) is an American director of film and television and screenwriter of television films. <SEP> <P3-S0> The Hairy Ape is a 1944 American drama film based upon the play of the same name by Eugene O'Neill. <P3-S1> The film stars William Bendix, Susan Hayward, John Loder, Dorothy Comingore, Roman Bohnen, Tom Fadden and Alan Napier. <P3-S2> The film was released on July 2, 1944, by United Artists. <P3-S3> It was directed by Alfred Santell and adapted by Robert Hardy Andrews and Decla Dunning. <SEP> <P4-S0> Santell directed over 60 films, beginning in 1917, most of which were two- reel comedy short subjects for Hal Roach and other productions companies. <P4-S1> Taking up feature films from about 1924, Santell worked for several major studios. <P4-S2> In 1934, he was married to actress Jane N. Keithley; they remained married until her death. <P4-S3> He left the business in 1947 after a contract dispute with Republic Studios. <P4-S4> Alfred Allen Santell, also known as Al Santell( 1895 – 1981), was an American film director and film producer. <P4-S5> Santell died on June 19, 1981 in Salinas, California. <SEP> <P5-S0> He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and later moved to Scotland. <P5-S1> He began making television commercials before moving into post-production editing and directing films, most notably for Ealing Studios where his films include" Whisky Galore!"( 1949)," The Man in the White Suit"( 1951), and" The Ladykillers"( 1955). <P5-S2> After his first American film" Sweet Smell of Success"( 1957), his career as a director declined and he became Dean of the CalArts School of Film/ Video in California. <P5-S3> He was the cousin of the Scottish writer Roger MacDougall. <P5-S4> Alexander Mackendrick( September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American- Scottish director and teacher.