Question: Do both films, Twilight (2008 Film) and So Big (1932 Film), have the directors who are from the same country?

The screenplay by J. Grubb Alexander and Robert Lord is based on the 1924 Pulitzer Prize- winning novel of the same name, without the exclamation point, by Edna Ferber. So Big! is a 1932 American drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck. " So Big!" was the second full- scale screen adaptation of the Ferber novel. The first was a 1924 silent film of the same name directed by Charles Brabin and starring Colleen Moore. A 1953 remake was directed by Robert Wise and starred Jane Wyman. The story was also made as a short in 1930, with Helen Jerome Eddy. <SEP> So Big is a 1953 American drama film that stars Jane Wyman, Sterling Hayden and Steve Forrest, directed by Robert Wise. The screenplay by John Twist was based on the 1924 novel by Edna Ferber. It was the third adaptation of the book, following a 1924 silent film with Colleen Moore and" So Big!" with Barbara Stanwyck, released in 1932. <SEP> He also directed several well- regarded satirical comedies. Beginning his film career as an actor, he went on to direct over 80 films, at times co-credited as producer and consultant. William Augustus Wellman( February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American film director notable for his work in crime, adventure and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. In 1927, Wellman famously directed" Wings", which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony. He also won the Academy Award for Best Story for his film" A Star Is Born". <SEP> Her directorial work includes" Thirteen"( 2003), which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed, the film's co-star," Lords of Dogtown"( 2005)," The Nativity Story"( 2006)," Twilight"( 2008)," Red Riding Hood"( 2011)," Plush"( 2013)," Miss You Already"( 2015), and" Miss Bala"( 2019). Helen Catherine Hardwicke( born October 21, 1955) is an American film director, production designer, and screenwriter. <SEP> Twilight is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2005 novel of the same name. It is the first film in "The Twilight Saga" film series. This film focuses on the development of the relationship between Bella Swan (a teenage girl) and Edward Cullen (a vampire), and the subsequent efforts of Edward and his family to keep Bella safe from a coven of evil vampires. The project was in development for approximately three years at Paramount Pictures, during which time a screen adaptation that differed significantly from the novel was written. Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the novel after three years of the project's stagnant development. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. Melissa Rosenberg wrote a new adaptation of the novel shortly before the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike and sought to be faithful to the novel's storyline. Principal photography took 44 days and was completed on May 2, 2008; the film was primarily shot in Oregon. "Twilight" was theatrically released on November 21, 2008; it grossed over US$393 million worldwide. It was released on DVD March 21, 2009 and became the most purchased DVD of the year. The soundtrack was released on November 4, 2008. Following the film's success, "New Moon" and "Eclipse", the next two novels in the series, were produced as films the following year. <SEP> Arugba is a 2008 film.