Question: Which film has the director born earlier, The Woman in Black (2012 film) or The Desired Woman?

Michael Curtiz (born Manó Kaminer(1886-1905) He directed classic films from the silent era and numerous others during Hollywood's Golden Age, when the studio system was prevalent. Curtiz was already a well-known director in Europe when Warner Bros. invited him to Hollywood in 1926, when he was 39 years of age. He had already directed 64 films in Europe, and soon helped Warner Bros. become the fastest-growing movie studio. He directed 102 films during his Hollywood career, mostly at Warners, where he directed ten actors to Oscar nominations. James Cagney and Joan Crawford won their only Academy Awards under Curtiz's direction. He put Doris Day and John Garfield on screen for the first time, and he made stars of Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Bette Davis. Mihály Kertész (1905); December 24, 1886 April 11, 1962) was a Hungarian-born American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He himself was nominated five times and won twice, once for Best Short Subject for "Sons of Liberty" and once as Best Director for "Casablanca". Curtiz introduced to Hollywood a unique visual style using artistic lighting, extensive and fluid camera movement, high crane shots, and unusual camera angles. He was versatile and could handle any kind of picture: melodrama, comedy, love story, film noir, musical, war story, Western, or historical epic. He always paid attention to the human-interest aspect of every story, stating that the "human and fundamental problems of real people" were the basis of all good drama. Curtiz helped popularize the classic swashbuckler with films such as "Captain Blood" (1935) and "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938). He directed many dramas which today are also considered classics, "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), "The Sea Wolf" (1941), "Casablanca" (1942), and "Mildred Pierce" (1945). He directed leading musicals, including "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942), " This Is the Army" (1943), and "White Christmas", and he made comedies with "Life With Father" (1947) and "We're No Angels" (1955). <SEP> It is the second adaptation of Susan Hill's 1983 novel of the same name, which was previously filmed in 1989. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe in the lead role, alongside Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Sophie Stuckey, and Liz White. The plot is set in early 20th- century England and follows a young, recently widowed lawyer who travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorising the locals. The film was produced by Hammer Film Productions, Alliance Films, Cross Creek Pictures and the UK Film Council. A film adaptation of Hill's novel was announced in 2009, with Goldman and Watkins attached to the project. During July 2010, Radcliffe was cast in the lead role of Arthur Kipps. The film was planned to be shot in 3D before plans were scrapped. Principal photography took place from September to December 2010 across England. Post- production lasted until June 2011. It attracted controversy after receiving a 12A certificate from the British Board of Film Classification, despite several cuts being made. " The Woman in Black" premiered at the Royal Festival Hall in London before being theatrically released in North America on 3 February 2012 by CBS Films and Alliance Films and in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2012 by Momentum Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews with critics praising Radcliffe's performance, cinematography, direction, atmosphere and homages to Hammer's gothic horror films, calling it a" solid ghost story". It was also commercially successful, grossing$ 127 million worldwide. A sequel,, was released on 2 January 2015, without the involvement of Radcliffe, Watkins or Goldman. The Woman in Black is a 2012 British- American- Swedish- Canadian supernatural horror film directed by James Watkins and written by Jane Goldman. <SEP> The Desired Woman is a lost 1927 silent drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. <SEP> The Woman in Black: Angel of Death( released as The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death in some countries) is a 2014 American- British- Canadian supernatural horror film directed by Tom Harper and starring Phoebe Fox, Jeremy Irvine, Helen McCrory, Adrian Rawlins, Leanne Best, and Ned Dennehy. The screenplay was written by Jon Croker from a story by Susan Hill. It is the sequel to the 2012 film" The Woman in Black", and is produced by Hammer Film Productions and Entertainment One. <SEP> James Thomas Watkins( born 20 May 1973 in Nottingham, England) is an English film director and screenwriter, best known for directing" The Woman in Black" starring Daniel Radcliffe. He wrote and directed the critically acclaimed thriller" Eden Lake", starring Michael Fassbender and Kelly Reilly. It won Best Horror Film at the 2009 Empire Awards, the Jury Prize at Sitges Fantasy Festival and Best Director at Fantasporto. He was nominated for the Douglas Hickox Award at the 2008 British Independent Film Awards. Watkins has written scripts for Warner Bros., Working Title, Film4 and BBC Films. <SEP> Tobin A. Armbrust( born 1971) is an American film producer who works for Exclusive Media, a film production and distribution company. The films he has produced include" Firewall"( 2006)," Let Me In"( 2010)," The Woman in Black"( 2012)," End of Watch"( 2012)," Rush"( 2013)," Begin Again"( 2013), and" Dark Places"( 2014).