Question: Are director of film Operación Fangio and director of film I Aim At The Stars from the same country?

The film's subject is the 1958 kidnapping of Juan Manuel Fangio in Havana, Cuba. Operación Fangio is a 1999 Argentine- Cuban drama -suspense historical film directed by Alberto Lecchi and starring Darío Grandinetti. <SEP> Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre. <SEP> I Aim at the Stars is a 1960 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Wernher von Braun. The film covers his life from his early days in Germany, through Peenemünde, until his work with the U.S. Army, NASA, and the American space program. The film stars Curt Jürgens, Victoria Shaw, Herbert Lom, Gia Scala, and James Daly. The movie was written by Jay Dratler based on a story by George Froeschel, H. W. John, and Udo Wolter. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich, with sets designed by the art director Hans Berthel. The film was premiered in Munich on 19 August 1960; it subsequently opened in New York City and Los Angeles on 19 October and London on 24 November. In Germany the film was titled" Ich greife nach den Sternen I Reach for the Stars"). It was directed by J. Lee Thompson. In Italy the film was released as" Alla Conquista dell' Infinito". Satirist Mort Sahl and others are often credited with suggesting the subtitle"( But Sometimes I Hit London)", but in fact the line appears in the film itself, spoken by actor James Daly, who plays the cynical American press officer. Dell published a comic book adaptation of the film with art by Jack Sparling as Four Color# 1148( Oct. 1960). <SEP> Born in Buenos Aires, Lecchi started working in Argentine cinema in 1979, as a second assistant director to Hugo Sofovich in the three films he directed that year. Lecchi went on to work in the 80s and early 90s along acclaimed directors, working eight times with Fernando Ayala and four times with Adolfo Aristarain. His directorial debut was in 1984 with" El Sueño de Cecilia", a six- minute short, but came to prominence when he directed Ricardo Darín and Enrique Pinti in the thriller" Perdido por perdido" in 1993, his first feature- length movie, and his second turn as director, after which he gave up his career as assistant director. Lecchi established himself as a prolific film director in the 90s, directing" El Dedo en la Llaga"( 1996), the critically acclaimed" Secretos compartidos"( 1998) and" Operación Fangio"( 1998), and working with Argentine A- list actors Darío Grandinetti, Víctor Laplace, and Pinti. In 2000, Lecchi directed the romantic comedy" Apariencias", starring Adrián Suar and Andrea del Boca, as well as" Nueces para el amor", which starred Gastón Pauls, Ariadna Gil and Rodrigo de la Serna. A year later he directed" Déjala correr", starring Nicolás Cabré, Pablo Rago and Julieta Díaz. Alberto Lecchi( born 1954) is an Argentine film, screenwriter and film producer. 2003 marked Lecchi's third collaboration with Grandinetti, in" El Juego del Arcibel". In 2004, Lecchi directed one of the shorts presented in the anthology" 18- j", a collection of 10 shorts directed by 10 highly acclaimed Argentine directors homaging the tenth anniversary of the 1994 AMIA bombing. On the same year, he created the TV series" Epitafios" along fellow director Jorge Nisco, a 13- episode mini-series starring Julio Chávez, Paola Krum and Cecilia Roth. It was the first original series produced by HBO and HBO Latin America. He also directed an episode of the series" Mujeres asesinas" in 2006. Lecchi has recently directed his ninth feature film," Una Estrella y dos cafés", which premiered 2006 and reunited the protagonists of" Nueces para el amor", Pauls and Gil. <SEP> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) was a British film director, active in London and Hollywood, best known for such movies as "Ice Cold in AlexCape Fear" and "The Guns of Navarone".