Question: Which film has the director born earlier, The Courageous Dr. Christian or Backdraft (Film)?

<P0-S0> Dr Christian Andrew William Thompson( born 1978) is an Australian artist. <SEP> <P1-S0> Backdraft is a 1991 American drama thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. <P1-S1> The film stars Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jason Gedrick and J. T. Walsh. <P1-S2> It is about Chicago firefighters on the trail of a serial arsonist. <P1-S3> The film grossed$ 77.9 million domestically and$ 74.5 million in foreign markets, for a total gross of$ 152.4 million. <P1-S4> The film received three Oscar nominations. <SEP> <P2-S0> Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest- starring in several television series, including an episode of" The Twilight Zone". <P2-S1> He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor( played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom" The Andy Griffith Show" from 1960 through 1968. <P2-S2> During this time, he also appeared in the musical film" The Music Man"( 1962), a critical and commercial success. <P2-S3> Ronald William Howard( born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. <P2-S4> Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming- of- age film" American Graffiti"( 1973), which received widespread acclaim and became one of the most profitable films of all time. <P2-S5> The following year, Howard became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom" Happy Days", a role he would play from 1974 through 1980. <P2-S6> Howard continued appearing in films during this time, such as the western film" The Shootist"( 1976) and the comedy film" Grand Theft Auto"( 1977), which also marked his directorial debut. <P2-S7> In 1980, Howard left" Happy Days" to focus on directing. <P2-S8> His films include the science- fiction/ fantasy" Cocoon"( 1985), the fantasy" Willow"( 1988), the thriller" Backdraft"( 1991), the historical docudrama" Apollo 13"( 1995), the Christmas comedy" How the Grinch Stole Christmas", the biographical drama" A Beautiful Mind"( 2001), the biographical sports drama" Cinderella Man"( 2005), the thriller" The Da Vinci Code"( 2006), the historical drama" Frost/ Nixon"( 2008),( 2018), and the documentary" Pavarotti"( 2019). <P2-S9> For" A Beautiful Mind", Howard won the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture. <P2-S10> In 2003, Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts. <P2-S11> Asteroid <P2-S12> 12561 Howard is named after him. <P2-S13> He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. <P2-S14> Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries. <SEP> <P3-S0> Bernard Vorhaus( December 25, 1904 – November 23, 2000) was an American film director born in New York City. <P3-S1> The Harvard University graduate, in addition to directing thirty- two films, was also the mentor to future film director David Lean, some of whose work as a film editor early in his career was on Vorhaus pictures. <P3-S2> He worked steadily as a screenwriter in Hollywood while in his 20s but wanted to direct movies. <P3-S3> He eventually decided to move to England and began directing quota quickies, such as" The Last Journey"( 1935). <P3-S4> After success in England, Vorhaus moved back to the U.S. and began working at Republic Pictures directing B-movies. <P3-S5> Vorhaus was blacklisted in 1951 at HUAC hearings. <P3-S6> Vorhaus had already moved to Europe at that time and directed a few minor films while there. <P3-S7> He finally returned to England and retired from the film business, founding a business specialising in house renovations. <P3-S8> Vorhaus had two children, Gwyn and David, an electronic music pioneer who worked under the name White Noise. <SEP> <P4-S0> Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris. <SEP> <P5-S0> The Courageous Dr. Christian is a 1940 American film directed by Bernard Vorhaus.