Question: Are the directors of both films Six Degrees of Separation (film) and A Hero in His Slippers from the same country?

He was born in Athens and began to study journalism and acting at a young age. He wrote his first theatrical play in 1935 called" The King of Halva". He entered the film industry and had roles in both screenwriting and directing. He directed mainly with Christos Giannakopoulos and together they wrote and produced an estimated 140 works. The most popular include:" The Germans Strike Again Thanassakis o politevomenos I theia ap' to ChicagoDikoi mas Anthropoi Ena votsalo sti limniKalos ilthe to dollario Ta kitrina gantiaOtan Leipei i GataI SoferinaLaterna, Ftocheia kai FilotimoAlimono stous Neous"( Woe to the Young) and more. Many of these theatrical plays were transferred to the cinema with notable success. Alekos Sakellarios( 13 November 1913 in Athens – 28 August 1991 in Athens) was a Greek writer and a director. He also wrote the lyrics of many songs( over 1,000). Among them were the successes:" Garifallo st' AftiYpomoniAsta ta Malakia sou"( sung by Fotis Polymeris)," Eho ena Mystiko" and more. The significant journalist Fredy Germanos called him the" most clever Greek of the 20th century". He died in 1991 and is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens in a family grave. <SEP> The plot of the film was inspired by the real- life story of David Hampton, a con man and robber who convinced a number of people in the 1980s that he was the son of actor Sidney Poitier. The writer John Guare was a friend of Inger McCabe Elliott and her husband Osborn Elliott. In October 1983, Hampton came to the Elliotts' New York apartment and they allowed him to spend the night. Six Degrees of Separation is a 1993 American comedy- drama film released by Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer and directed by Fred Schepisi, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize- nominated John Guare play of the same name. The next morning, Inger found Hampton in bed with another man and later called the police. The Elliotts told Guare about the story and it inspired him to write the play years later. <SEP> A Hero in His Slippers is a 1958 Greek comedy film directed by Alekos Sakellarios. <SEP> Mary Beth Hurt( born September 26, 1946) is an American actress of stage and screen. She is a three- time Tony Award- nominated actress. Notable films in which Hurt has appeared include" Interiors"( 1978)," The World According to Garp"( 1982)," The Age of Innocence"( 1993), and" Six Degrees of Separation"( 1993). She has also collaborated with her husband, filmmaker Paul Schrader, in such films as" Light Sleeper"( 1992) and" Affliction"( 1997). <SEP> Corey Antonio Hawkins( born October 22, 1988) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles in the TV series" The Walking Dead" and, as well as his portrayal of Dr. Dre in the 2015 film" Straight Outta Compton". In 2017, he starred in the Broadway production" Six Degrees of Separation", for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. <SEP> His credits include" The Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithPlentyRoxanneSix Degrees of Separation Mr. Baseball" and" Last Orders". Frederic Alan Schepisi, AO( born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter.