Question: Which film has the director who is older, Die Hard or I prepotenti?

He is best known for his action films, especially" Predator"( 1987)," Die Hard"( 1988), and" The Hunt for Red October"( 1990). His later well- known films include the action- comedy- fantasy film" Last Action Hero"( 1993), the action film sequel" Die Hard with a Vengeance"( 1995), the heist film- remake" The Thomas Crown Affair"( 1999), and" The 13th Warrior"( 1999). His last completed feature film was the mystery- thriller" Basic", released in 2003. He pleaded guilty to perjury and lying to an FBI investigator in regard to his hiring of the private investigator Anthony Pellicano in late 2000 to illegally wiretap the phone calls of two people, one of whom was Charles Roven, a co-producer of his dystopian science- fiction action film remake" Rollerball"( 2002). John Campbell McTiernan Jr.( born January 8, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He was incarcerated in federal prison from April 2013 to February 2014. During his imprisonment, he filed for bankruptcy amidst foreclosure proceedings for his ranch residence. <SEP> Live Free or Die Hard( released as Die Hard 4.0 outside North America) is a 2007 American action thriller film and the fourth installment in the" Die Hard" film series. The film was directed by Len Wiseman and starred Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film's name was adapted from New Hampshire's state motto," Live Free or Die". In the film, McClane attempts to stop cyber- terrorists who hack into government and commercial computers across the United States with the goal of starting a" fire sale" that would disable key elements of the nation's infrastructure. The film was based on the 1997 article" A Farewell to Arms" written for" Wired" magazine by John Carlin. " Live Free or Die Hard" was released in the United States on June 27, 2007. The film earned total international box office gross receipts of$ 383.4 million, making it the highest- grossing film in the" Die Hard" series. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who called the film a return to form for the" Die Hard" series. It is the only" Die Hard" film to be theatrically released with a PG- 13 rating from the MPAA. <SEP> Die Hard 2 is a 1990 American action thriller film and the second installment in the" Die Hard" film series. The film was released on July 4, 1990 in the United States. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, written by Steven E. deSouza and Doug Richardson and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos and Reginald VelJohnson. The screenplay was adapted from Walter Wager's novel" 58 Minutes". The novel has the same plot but differs slightly: a cop must stop terrorists who take an airport hostage while his daughter's plane circles overhead, and has 58 minutes to do so before the plane crashes. Roderick Thorp, who wrote the novel" Nothing Lasts Forever", upon which" Die Hard" was based, receives credit for creating" certain original characters", although his name is misspelled onscreen as" Roderick Thorpe". As with the first film, the action in" Die Hard 2" takes place on Christmas Eve. McClane is waiting for his wife to land at Washington Dulles International Airport when terrorists take over the air traffic control system. He must stop the terrorists before his wife's plane and several other incoming flights that are circling the airport run out of fuel and crash. During the night, McClane must also contend with airport police and a military commander, none of whom want his assistance. The film was preceded by" Die Hard"( 1988) and followed by" Die Hard with a Vengeance"( 1995)," Live Free or Die Hard"( 2007), and" A Good Day to Die Hard"( 2013). <SEP> Based on Roderick Thorp's 1979 novel" Nothing Lasts Forever", it was produced by the Gordon Company and Silver Pictures, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film follows off- duty New York City Police Department officer John McClane( Bruce Willis) who is caught in a Los Angeles skyscraper on Christmas Eve during a heist led by criminal mastermind Hans Gruber( Alan Rickman). Made for$ 28 million," Die Hard" grossed over$ 141 million theatrically worldwide. Turning Willis into an action star, the film became a metonym for an action film in which a lone hero fights overwhelming odds. The film's success spurred creation of the" Die Hard" franchise, which includes four sequels, a number of video games, and a comic book. In 2017, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Die Hard is a 1988 American action thriller film directed by John McTiernan, written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. " Die Hard" has been named one of the best action and Christmas- themed films ever made. The film also ranks on" Empire" s 2017 list of the 100 greatest movies of all time. <SEP> He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975. He was born in Genova and died in Rome. Mario Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. <SEP> It has a sequel," Prepotenti più di prima"( 1959). I prepotenti(" The Bullies") is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola.