Question: Are both directors of films The Cincinnati Kid and Bloodrayne (Film) from the same country?

He financed his own films through his production companies Boll KG and Event Film Productions. Many of his films were produced on low budgets and Boll himself had backed his projects financially or made use of crowdfunding platforms. Boll's filmmaking career is generally divided into two distinct phases: the first consists of big budget films with a usually renowned cast, most of which received highly negative reviews from critics and gained him a reputation as a" schlock maestro", with" Alone in the Dark" being considered one of the worst films ever made. His second phase is marked by films with a smaller budget or were independently made, relatively unknown actors and different approaches to filmmaking; Boll's" Rampage" film series," Tunnel RatsStoicAmoklaufHeart of AmericaAssault on Wall Street" and" Darfur" were better received by critics. Boll decided to branch out from filmmaking in 2016 to work in the restaurant industry. Uwe Boll( born June 22, 1965) is a German restaurateur and filmmaker. He opened his Bauhaus Restaurant in Vancouver, which has earned positive reviews among food critics. <SEP> The film features a cast of Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen, Matthew Davis, Will Sanderson, Billy Zane, Udo Kier, Michael Paré, Meat Loaf, Michelle Rodriguez, Ben Kingsley, and Geraldine Chaplin. The screenplay by Guinevere Turner is based on the video game of the same name from Majesco Entertainment and the game developer, Terminal Reality. Blood Rayne is a 2005 German- American fantasy action horror film set in 18th- century Romania, directed by Uwe Boll. The third video game film adaptation by Boll, who previously made the films based on" House of the Dead" and" Alone in the DarkBloodRayne" received extremely negative reviews upon release and was a box office bomb, grossing only$ 3.7 million from a$ 25 million budget. <SEP> Blood Rayne: The Third Reich is a 2011 direct- to- DVD action- adventure horror film written by Michael Nachoff and directed by Uwe Boll, set in 1943 Europe during World War II and starring Natassia Malthe as dhamphir Rayne and Michael Paré as vampire Nazi officer Ekart Brand. It is the third and final installment of the" Blood Rayne" film series, based on the video game series of the same name. It is a sequel to" Blood Rayne" and, also directed by Boll. It is the second" Blood Rayne" film to star Malthe after" BloodRayne 2: Deliverance". Paré, who played Iancu in" Blood Rayne" and Pat Garrett in" BloodRayne 2: Deliverance", plays yet another character in this film. Boll shot" BloodRayne: The Third Reich" simultaneously with" Blubberella", with both films sharing some of the same actors, including Michael Paré, Clint Howard, Brendan Fletcher and Willam Belli. <SEP> The Cincinnati The film was directed by Norman Jewison and stars Steve McQueen in the title role and Edward G. Robinson as Howard. Kid is a 1965 American drama film. It tells the story of Eric" The Kid" Stoner, a young Depression- era poker player, as he seeks to establish his reputation as the best. This quest leads him to challenge Lancey" The Man" Howard, an older player widely considered to be the best, culminating in a climactic final poker hand between the two. The script, adapted from Richard Jessup's novel, was written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Terry Southern; it was Lardner's first major studio work since his 1947 blacklisting as one of The Hollywood Ten. Jewison, who replaced original director Sam Peckinpah shortly after filming began, describes" The Cincinnati Kid" as his" ugly duckling" film. He considers it the film that allowed him to transition from the lighter comedic films he had previously been making and take on more serious films and subjects. The film garnered mixed reviews from critics on its initial release; supporting actors Robinson and Joan Blondell earned award nominations for their performances. <SEP> He has directed numerous feature films and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times in three separate decades for" In the Heat of the Night"( 1967)," Fiddler on the Roof"( 1971) and" Moonstruck"( 1987). Norman Frederick Jewison( born July 21, 1926) is a retired Canadian film director, producer, actor, and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Other highlights of his directing career include" The Cincinnati Kid"( 1965)," The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming"( 1966)," The Thomas Crown Affair"( 1968)," Jesus Christ Superstar"( 1973)," Rollerball"( 1975)," F.I.S.T."( 1978)," ... And Justice for All"( 1979)," A Soldier's Story"( 1984)," Agnes of God"( 1985)," Other People's Money"( 1991)," The Hurricane"( 1999), and" The Statement"( 2003). Jewison has addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences. He has won accolades around the world, including numerous Golden Globe nominations, a BAFTA Award, the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the Directors Guild of Canada and America, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the 71st annual Academy Awards. In 2003, Jewison received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement for his multiple contributions to the film industry in Canada. <SEP> The Cincinnati Kid is a 1965 soundtrack album to the film "The Cincinnati Kid", starring Steve McQueen. It features "The Cincinnati Kid", as sung by Ray Charles, which can be heard near the end of the film. The rest of the album contains film music composed by Lalo Schifrin. MGM Records SE-4313