Question: Which film has the director born earlier, Hellboy (2004 Film) or The Witness For The Defense?

The Witness for the Defense is a 1919 American silent drama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Elsie Ferguson, Warner Oland, and Wyndham Standing. <SEP> Ron Perlman stars as Hellboy, alongside Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, and John Hurt in supporting roles. In the film, a demonic beast- turned superhero known as Hellboy secretly works to keep the world safe from paranormal threats with his team, the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense. Hellboy is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Guillermo del Toro and loosely based on the Dark Horse Comics graphic novel by Mike Mignola. Released on April 4, 2004 by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label, the film was a minor box office success, and was favorably received by critics. A sequel,, was released on July 11, 2008, with Universal Pictures taking over distribution. <SEP> Colin Wratten is a British television producer. He has produced episodes of BBC dramas" Killing Eve The Witness for the ProsecutionOne of Us The MusketeersInside Men" and" Waking the Dead", as well as BBC television film" The Turn of the Screw" and episodes of BBC soap" EastEnders". He also produced the ITV mini-series" A Mother's Son". He also produced the ITV mini-series" A Mother's Son". Wratten produced the mini-series" The Witness for the Prosecution", based on an Agatha Christie's novel, which were nominated for a BAFTA award. <SEP> He is best known for the Academy Award- winning fantasy films" Pan's Labyrinth"( 2006) and" The Shape of Water"( 2017), winning the Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture for the latter. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between personal, lower- budget Spanish language films, such as" Cronos"( 1993) and" The Devil's Backbone"( 2001), and Hollywood tentpoles, including" Mimic"( 1997)," Blade II"( 2002)," Hellboy"( 2004),( 2008), and" Pacific Rim"( 2013). Guillermo del Toro Gómez( born October 9, 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, actor, and former special effects makeup artist. He also directed the gothic romance film" Crimson Peak"( 2015). As a producer, he worked on the films" The Orphanage"( 2007)," Do n't Be Afraid of the Dark"( 2010)," The Hobbit" film series( 2012 – 14)," Mama"( 2013)," The Book of Life"( 2014),( 2018), and" Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark"( 2019). With Chuck Hogan, he co-authored" The Strain" trilogy of novels( 2009 – 2011), later adapted into a comic- book series( 2011 – 15) and a live- action television series( 2014 – 17). With DreamWorks Animation, he created the Netflix animated series( 2016 – 18) and( 2018 –19), the first two installments of the" Tales of Arcadia" trilogy, based on the 2015 novel he co-wrote with Daniel Kraus. Working with DreamWorks, he also executive produced" Puss in Boots"( 2011)," Rise of the Guardians"( 2012), and" Kung Fu Panda 3"( 2016). Del Toro's work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales and horror, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is also known for his use of insectile and religious imagery, the themes of Catholicism and celebrating imperfection, underworld and clockwork motifs, practical special effects, dominant amber lighting and his frequent collaborations with actors Ron Perlman and Doug Jones. He is good friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and they are collectively known as" The Three Amigos of Cinema". <SEP> George Fitzmaurice( 13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French- born film director and producer. <SEP> Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris.