Question: Do both directors of films Richard Iii (1955 Film) and The Elder Son (2006 Film) have the same nationality?

Richard III is a 1955 British Technicolor film adaptation of William Shakespeare's historical play of the same name, also incorporating elements from his" Henry VI, Part 3". It was directed and produced by Laurence Olivier, who also played the lead role. Featuring many noted Shakespearean actors, including a quartet of actors who later became knights, the film depicts Richard plotting and conspiring to grasp the throne from his brother King Edward IV, played by Sir Cedric Hardwicke. In the process, many are killed and betrayed, with Richard's evil leading to his own downfall. The prologue of the film states that history without its legends would be" a dry matter indeed", implicitly admitting to the artistic licence that Shakespeare applied to the events of the time. Of the three Shakespearean films directed by Olivier," Richard III" received the least critical praise at the time, although it was still acclaimed. It was the only one not to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, though Olivier's acting performance was nominated. The film gained popularity in the US through a 1966 re-release, which broke box office records in many US cities. Many critics now consider Olivier's" Richard III" his best screen adaptation of Shakespeare. The British Film Institute has pointed out that, given the enormous TV audience it received when shown in the United States on NBC, Sunday afternoon, March 11, 1956, the film" may have done more to popularise Shakespeare than any other single work". <SEP> He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Late in his career, he had considerable success in television roles. His family had no theatrical connections, but Olivier's father, a clergyman, decided that his son should become an actor. After attending a drama school in London, Olivier learned his craft in a succession of acting jobs during the late 1920s. In 1930 he had his first important West End success in Noël Coward's" Private Lives", and he appeared in his first film. In 1935 he played in a celebrated production of" Romeo and Juliet" alongside Gielgud and Ashcroft, and by the end of the decade he was an established star. In the 1940s, together with Richardson and John Burrell, Olivier was the co-director of the Old Vic, building it into a highly respected company. There his most celebrated roles included Shakespeare's Richard III and Sophocles's Oedipus. In the 1950s Olivier was an independent actor-manager, but his stage career was in the doldrums until he joined the" avant garde" English Stage Company in 1957 to play the title role in" The Entertainer", a part he later played on film. From 1963 to 1973 he was the founding director of Britain's National Theatre, running a resident company that fostered many future stars. His own parts there included the title role in" Othello"( 1965) and Shylock in" The Merchant of Venice"( 1970). Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier,( 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. Among Olivier's films are" Wuthering Heights"( 1939)," Rebecca"( 1940), and a trilogy of Shakespeare films as actor-director:" Henry V"( 1944)," Hamlet"( 1948), and" Richard III"( 1955). His later films included" The Shoes of the Fisherman"( 1968)," Sleuth"( 1972)," Marathon Man"( 1976), and" The Boys from Brazil"( 1978). His television appearances included an adaptation of" The Moon and Sixpence"( 1960)," Long Day's Journey into Night"( 1973)," Love Among the Ruins"( 1975)," Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"( 1976)," Brideshead Revisited"( 1981) and" King Lear"( 1983). Olivier's honours included a knighthood( 1947), a life peerage( 1970) and the Order of Merit( 1981). For his on- screen work he received four Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, five Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. The National Theatre's largest auditorium is named in his honour, and he is commemorated in the Laurence Olivier Awards, given annually by the Society of London Theatre. He was married three times, to the actresses Jill Esmond from 1930 to 1940, Vivien Leigh from 1940 to 1960, and Joan Plowright from 1961 until his death. <SEP> The Elder Son( 2006) is a comedy- drama film written and directed by Maryus Vaysberg and Scott Sturgeon. It is based upon the play of the same name by Alexander Vampilov. <SEP> John A. Brieden( born John A. Brieden III; 1955) is an American politician who served as the National Commander of The American Legion from 2003 to 2004. <SEP> Dan Cunningam (1 January 1917 – September 2001) was a British actor who made few screen appearances but was a noted professional stage actor, performing at Eichstätt. He appeared in Laurence Olivier's "Richard III" (1955) as Lord Grey. He was married to the actress Rosalie Crutchley in 1939, but the marriage ended in divorce. <SEP> Maryus Erikovich Vaysberg( born 1 April 1971), also known as Marius Balčiūnas- Weisberg, is a Russian film director, producer, and screenwriter of Lithuanian and Jewish descent.