Question: Which film whose director is younger, The Devil'S Pass Key or La Bella Di Lodi?

His masterpiece adaptation of Frank Norris's" McTeague" titled" Greed" is considered one of the finest and most important films ever made. After clashes with Hollywood studio bosses over budget and workers' rights issues, Stroheim was banned for life as a director and subsequently became a well- respected character actor, particularly in French cinema. For his early innovations as a director, Stroheim is still celebrated as one of the first of the auteur directors. He helped introduce more sophisticated plots and noirish sexual and psychological undercurrents into cinema. Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim( born Erich Oswald Stroheim; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian- American director, actor and producer, most noted as a film star and avant garde, visionary director of the silent era. He died in 1957 in France of prostate cancer at the age of 71. Beloved by Parisian neo-Surrealists known as Letterists, he was honored by Letterist Maurice Lemaitre with a 70- minute 1979 film entitled" Erich von Stroheim." <SEP> It is based on the novel with the same name written by Alberto Arbasino. La bella di Lodi is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Missiroli. In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective" Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. <SEP> Born in Bergamo, at a young age Missiroli moved to Milan with his family. Later. he graduated in direction from the Accademia d' Arte Drammatica in Rome. In the 1950s Missiroli worked at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan as assistant director of Giorgio Strehler and in cinema he debuted as assistant director of Valerio Zurlini. In 1963 he directed his first and only film," La bella di Lodi", based on a novel by Alberto Arbasino and starring Stefania Sandrelli. In later years Missiroli focused his activities on theatre, in which he was regarded as having been one of the most innovative and nonconformist directors as well as being one of the fathers of Italian modern theatre. From 1976 to 1985 he was director of the Teatro Stabile di Torino. Mario Missiroli( 13 March 1934 – 19 May 2014) was an Italian stage, television and film director. He was also active as a television director, mainly of literary adaptations. <SEP> The film was produced by Universal Pictures and distributed under their" Jewel" banner. The film was von Stroheim's second directorial effort, and considered one of the best screen exhibitions of August 1920, with" The New York Times" later calling it" One of the best photodramatic productions of the year". The production was shot from September 1919 through December 1919 and premiered on 8 August 1920 at the Capitol Theatre in New York City, New York. The Devil's Pass Key( or The Devil's Passkey) was a 1920 silent drama film directed by Erich von Stroheim. <SEP> Clyde Fillmore( October 25, 1874 – December 19, 1946), born Clyde Fogle, was an American actor of stage and screen. He is best remembered for a 1920 silent film that is now long lost," The Devil's Pass Key" directed by Erich von Stroheim. In the sound era he played several character parts sometimes uncredited. Began in films in 1918 at 43 after stage career. <SEP> Clyde Fillmore( October 25, 1874 – December 19, 1946), born Clyde Fogle, was an American actor of stage and screen. He is best remembered for a 1920 silent film that is now long lost," The Devil's Pass Key" directed by Erich von Stroheim. In the sound era he played several character parts sometimes uncredited. Began in films in 1918 at 43 after stage career.