Question: Do both films Down And Out In Beverly Hills and Desperate Hours have the directors from the same country?

Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a 1986 American comedy film based on the French play" Boudu sauvé des eaux", which had previously been adapted on film in 1932 by Jean Renoir. The film is about a rich but dysfunctional couple who save the life of a suicidal homeless man. Musician Little Richard also makes an appearance, and contributed the song" Great Gosh a' Mighty" to the soundtrack. " Down and Out in Beverly Hills" was directed by Paul Mazursky, and starred Nick Nolte, Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss. Released by Touchstone Films, a film label of The Walt Disney Studios," Down and Out in Beverly Hills" has the distinction of being the first film released by Disney to receive an R-rating by the MPAA. <SEP> Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards: three times for Best Original Screenplay, once for Best Adapted Screenplay, and once for Best Picture for" An Unmarried Woman"( 1978). Irwin Lawrence" Paul" Mazursky( April 25, 1930 – June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. His other films include" Bob& Carol& Ted& Alice"( 1969)," Blume in Love"( 1973)," Harry and Tonto"( 1974)," Moscow on the Hudson"( 1984), and" Down and Out in Beverly Hills"( 1986). <SEP> Michael Cimino( February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and author. Born in New York City, he graduated with a BA in graphic arts from Michigan State University in 1959 and a BFA and MFA from Yale University in 1961 and 1963 and began his career filming commercials. He moved to Los Angeles to take up screenwriting in 1971. After co-writing the script of" Magnum Force" and" Silent Running" he wrote the preliminary script" Thunderbolt and Lightfoot." Clint Eastwood read the script and sent it to his personal production company, which allowed Cimino to direct the film. After its success, Cimino co -wrote, directed, and produced the 1978 Academy Award- winning film" The Deer Hunter." His next film," Heaven's Gate"( 1980), proved to be a financial failure. Cimino directed four films after" Heaven's Gate", and all failed commercially. <SEP> The Desperate Hours is a 1967 TV film. It was an adaptation of the novel" The Desperate Hours". <SEP> It is directed by Michael Cimino, who had previously worked with Rourke on the films" Heaven's Gate" and" Year of the Dragon". Desperate Hours is a 1990 American neo- noir suspense action crime drama remake of the 1955 William Wyler crime drama of the same title. Both films are based on the novel by Joseph Hayes, who also co-wrote the script for this film with Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal. ( Rosenthal and Konner's other collaborations include the screenplay of .)" Desperate Hours" stars Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers, Kelly Lynch, Lindsay Crouse, Elias Koteas and David Morse. <SEP> Harry G. Koerner( c. 1881- February 27, 1935) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in Los Angeles County, California, especially in Beverly Hills, including the Beverly Hills City Hall, the Beverly Hills Fire Department and the Beverly Hills Pacific Electric Station.