Question: Do both films: National Lampoon'S European Vacation and Woman In The Dark (1952 Film) have the directors from the same country?

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American comedy film, it is the third installment in National Lampoon's" Vacation" film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in" National Lampoon" magazine," Christmas'59". The film stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid, with Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki as the Griswold children Audrey and Rusty, respectively. Since its release," Christmas Vacation" has often been labeled as a modern Christmas classic. It is widely regarded as the best sequel of the" Vacation" series, and is the only sequel to have its own direct sequel: a 2003 made- for- TV release titled" National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island AdventureChristmas Vacation" is the last theatrical" Vacation" film to carry the National Lampoon label and to feature a screenwriting credit from Hughes. <SEP> The second film in National Lampoon's" Vacation" film series, it stars Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. European Vacation is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by John Hughes( though he was not involved in the writing process and received credit due to leftover material from the first" Vacation" being used) and Robert Klane, based on a story by Hughes. Dana Hill and Jason Lively replace Dana Barron and Anthony Michael Hall as Griswald children Audrey and Rusty. The film is the only installment in the series in which the family ’s name is spelled" Griswald", instead of" Griswold". <SEP> The film stars Penny Edwards, Ross Elliott, Rick Vallin, Richard Benedict, Argentina Brunetti and Martin Garralaga. The film was released on November 15, 1952, by Republic Pictures. Woman in the Dark is a 1952 American crime film directed by George Blair and written by Albert DeMond. <SEP> Two of his earliest films were British- set thriller films starring C. Aubrey Smith, made for Republic Pictures. George Blair( December 6, 1905 – April 19, 1970) was an American film director who worked generally on supporting features including many B- Westerns. <SEP> John Wilden Hughes Jr.( February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. Beginning as an author of humorous essays and stories for" National Lampoon", he went on to write and direct some of the most successful live- action comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s such as" National Lampoon's Vacation"( 1983) and its sequels" National Lampoon's European Vacation"( 1985) and" National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"( 1989);" Mr. Mom"( 1983)," Sixteen Candles"( 1984)," Weird Science"( 1985)," The Breakfast Club"( 1985)," Ferris Bueller's Day Off"( 1986)," Pretty in Pink"( 1986)," Some Kind of Wonderful"( 1987)," Planes, Trains and Automobiles"( 1987)," She's Having a Baby"( 1988)," Uncle Buck"( 1989)," Dutch"( 1991)," Dennis the Menace"( 1993)," Baby's Day Out"( 1994), the" Beethoven" franchise( co-written under a pseudonym with Amy Holden- Jones) and" Home Alone"( 1990) and its sequels( 1992) and" Home Alone 3"( 1997). Most of Hughes's work is set in the Chicago metropolitan area. He is best known for his coming- of- age teen comedy films which often combined magic realism with honest depictions of suburban teenage life. Many of his most enduring characters from these years were written for Molly Ringwald, who was Hughes' muse. While out on a walk one morning in New York in the summer of 2009, Hughes suffered a fatal heart attack. His legacy after his death was honored by many, including at the 82nd Academy Awards by actors with whom he had worked such as Matthew Broderick, Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and Macaulay Culkin among others. Actors whose careers Hughes helped launch include Michael Keaton, Hall, Bill Paxton, Broderick, Culkin and members of the Brat Pack group. <SEP> An alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute, she directed the commercially successful films" Fast Times at Ridgemont HighNational Lampoon's European VacationLook Who's Talking", and" Clueless". Amy Heckerling( born May 7, 1954) is an American film director. Heckerling is a recipient of AFI's Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal celebrating her creative talents and artistic achievements.