Question: Are both directors of films Crime And Punishment (1998 Film) and Public Access from the same country?

Singer also wrote the screenplay with Christopher McQuarrie and Michael Feit Dougan. The film was shot in 18 days for US$ 250,000. Public Access is a 1993 American drama film directed by Bryan Singer in his feature film debut. It was screened at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival, where it was a joint winner of the Grand Jury Prize. Critics praised the technical direction of" Public Access" but did not lend similar praise to the film's story and the characters. <SEP> He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and has produced or co-produced almost all of the films he has directed. Bryan Jay Singer( born September 17, 1965) is an American director, producer and writer of film and television. Singer got childhood friend Ethan Hawke to star in his first short film in 1988 after graduating from the University of Southern California. On the basis of that film he received financing for his next film," Public Access"( 1993), which was a co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. In the mid-1990s, Singer received critical acclaim for directing the neo-noir crime thriller" The Usual Suspects"( 1995), which starred Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, and Benicio del Toro. He followed this with another thriller," Apt Pupil"( 1998), an adaptation of a Stephen King novella about a boy's fascination with a Nazi war criminal. In the 2000s, he became known for big budget superhero films such as" X- Men"( 2000), for which Singer won the 2000 Saturn Award for Best Direction, its sequel" X2"( 2003), and" Superman Returns"( 2006). He then directed the World War II historical thriller" Valkyrie"( 2008), co-wrote/ co- produced( 2011), and directed the fantasy adventure film" Jack the Giant Slayer"( 2013), as well as two more" X- Men" films,( 2014) and( 2016). Singer directed the Queen biopic" Bohemian Rhapsody"( 2018). Since 1997, a number of boys and men have alleged that Singer sexually assaulted them as minors. Singer has denied all of the allegations. <SEP> Though he directed many television movies, his best known feature- length works were arguably the theatrical releases: Joseph Sargent( born Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente; July 22, 1925 – December 22, 2014) was an American film director. Burt Reynolds action movie" White Lightning", Gregory Peck biopic" MacArthur", and horror anthology" Nightmares". His most popular feature film was subway thriller" The Taking of Pelham One Two Three". Sargent won four Emmy Awards over his career. He is the father of anime dubbing voice actress Lia Sargent. <SEP> Neramu Siksha( నేరము – శిక్ష)( English: Crime and Punishment) is a 1973 Telugu drama film written and produced by M. Balaiah with adapted screenplay and direction by K. Viswanath. The film is a Telugu adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's" Crime and Punishment"( 1866). The film received positive reviews from critics. <SEP> Crime and Punishment is a 1983 film directed by Aki Kaurismäki. It is the first full- length film by Kaurismäki and is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel of the same title," Crime and Punishment". The main character in the film is called Rahikainen. In 1984, it received two Jussi Awards: for best début film and best script. <SEP> Crime and Punishment is a 1998 American made- for- television drama film directed by Joseph Sargent. It stars Patrick Dempsey and Ben Kingsley.