Question: Are both director of film Carrie (1976 film) and director of film Secret Friends from the same country?

Dennis Christopher George Potter( 17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC TV serials" Pennies from Heaven"( 1978)," The Singing Detective"( 1986), and the television plays" Blue Remembered Hills"( 1979) and" Brimstone and Treacle"( 1976). His television dramas mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social, and often used themes and images from popular culture. Potter is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative dramatists to have worked in British television. Born in Gloucestershire and graduating from Oxford University, Potter initially worked in journalism. After standing for parliament as a Labour candidate at the 1964 general election, his health was affected by the onset of psoriatic arthropathy which necessitated Potter changing careers and led to him becoming a television dramatist. His new career began with contributions to the BBC's" Wednesday Play" anthology series in 1965, and he continued to work in the medium for the rest of his life. He also wrote screenplay adaptations for the Hollywood studios. He died of pancreatic cancer in 1994. <SEP> Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. <SEP> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> The film stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a 16- year- old diffident teenager who is consistently mocked and bullied at school. Her peers are unaware that she possesses telekinetic powers. The film also featured Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, P. J. Soles, Betty Buckley, and John Travolta in supporting roles. It is the first film in the" Carrie" film series. The film was based on King's first novel by the same name. De Palma was intrigued by the story and pushed for the studio to direct it while Spacek was encouraged by her husband to audition. It is the first of more than 100 film and television productions adapted from, or based on, the published works of King. " Carrie" was theatrically released on November 3, 1976, by United Artists. The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing over$ 33.8 million against its$ 1.8 million budget. It received two nominations at the 49th Academy Awards: Best Actress( for Spacek) and Best Supporting Actress( for Laurie). It is widely cited by critics and audience members alike as the best adaptation of the novel amongst the numerous films and television shows based on the character, as well as one of the best films based on King's publications. The film has had a significant influence on popular culture. Several publications have regarded it as one of the greatest horror films ever made. In 2008," Carrie" was ranked 86th on" Empire"'s list of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. It was ranked 15th on" Entertainment Weekly"'s list of the 50 Best High School Movies, 46th on the" American Film Institute" list" AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills". The film's prom scene has had a major influence on popular culture and has been discussed, analysed and parodied numerous times and was ranked eighth on" Bravo" s Carrie is a 1976 American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay written by Lawrence D. Cohen, adapted from Stephen King's 1974 epistolary novel of the same name. The 100 Scariest Moments in Cinematic History( 2004). <SEP> With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, psychological thriller, and crime drama genres. Brian Russell De Palma( born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. His prominent films include mainstream box office hits such as" Carrie"( 1976)," Dressed to Kill"( 1980)," Scarface"( 1983)," The Untouchables"( 1987), and( 1996), as well as cult favorites such as" Sisters"( 1973)," Blow Out"( 1981)," Body Double"( 1984)," Casualties of War"( 1989)," Carlito's Way"( 1993), and" Femme Fatale"( 2002). De Palma is often cited as a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors. His directing style often makes use of quotations from other films or cinematic styles, and bears the influence of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and Jean- Luc Godard. His films have frequently garnered controversy for their violence and sexual content, but have also been championed by prominent critics such as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael. <SEP> Secret Friends is a 1991 British film written and directed by Dennis Potter and starring Alan Bates, Gina Bellman and Ian McNeice. It was based on Potter's novel" Ticket to Ride". The screenplay concerns a man whose fantasy spirals out of control.