Question: Which film has the director who is older, Stradivari (Film) or Darby'S Rangers?

He also directed several well- regarded satirical comedies. William Augustus Wellman( February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American film director notable for his work in crime, adventure and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. Beginning his film career as an actor, he went on to direct over 80 films, at times co-credited as producer and consultant. In 1927, Wellman famously directed" Wings", which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony. He also won the Academy Award for Best Story for his film" A Star Is Born". <SEP> It depicts real life events of luthier Antonio Stradivari. It was filmed in sixteen weeks between Cremona( Stradivari's hometown) and Cinecittà. Stradivari is a 1988 Italian biographical drama film directed by Giacomo Battiato. <SEP> One guide to Italian cinema says he: Born in Verona and married to Anna Zaneva since 1999, he began his career in 1973 on Italian RAI TV and ten years later started in cinema with" I paladini". His first book," Fuori dal cielo"( 1996), won the Prize Domenico Rea. He directed two non-fiction films about Pope John Paul II:(" Karol, un uomo diventato Papa") in 2005 and(" Karol, un papa rimasto uomo") in 2006. He has staged several operas, including Verdi's" Simon Boccanegra" in Stuttgart, Germany, and Mozart's" Così fan tutte" in Naples, Italy. He has also directed special programmes and documentaries, including:" Expressionismus", which won the MIFED Gran Prix; a portrait of Pierre Boulez; a film on Italian Design for the Museum of Modern Art, New York. He won the Prix UNESCO at the International Festival of Art Film in Paris in 1993. Giacomo Battiato( born 18 October 1943 in Verona) is an Italian film director and writer. He has also directed award- winning commercials. Such prizes include the One Show Gold Award from the Art Directors Club of New York, the Andy Award of Excellence from the Advertising Club in New York, and the Lion d' Or at 20th Cannes International Advertising Film Festival. He has taught courses in film direction at the National School of Cinema in Rome. <SEP> Darby's Rangers( released in the UK as The Young Invaders) is a 1958 war film starring James Garner as William Orlando Darby, who organized and led the first units of United States Army Rangers during World War II. The film was based on the 1945 book" Darby's Rangers: An Illustrated Portrayal of the Original Rangers" by Major James J. Altieri, himself a veteran of Darby's force. The movie was shot by Warner Brothers Studios in black and white to match wartime stock footage included in the production and was directed by William Wellman. <SEP> Elliot Silverstein( born August 3, 1927, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American director, who is best known for being the director of the movie" Cat Ballou"( 1965). <SEP> William O. Darby ( 8 February 1911 – 30 April 1945) was a career United States Army officer who fought in World War II, where he was killed in action in Italy. He was posthumously promoted to brigadier general. Darby led the famous" Darby's Rangers", which evolved into the U.S. Army Rangers.