Question: Are the directors of films American Gangster (film) and Queensland (film) both from the same country?

The Shadow of Silk Lennox is a 1935 American gangster film directed by Ray Kirkwood and Jack Nelson. It starred Lon Chaney Jr before his breakthrough into horror films. <SEP> Queensland is a 1976 film directed by John Ruane and starring John Flaus and Robert Karl. <SEP> Pete, Pearl& the Pole( lit." A clean sweep"), also known as 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York, is a 1973 Italian- American gangster film directed by Luigi Vanzi( credited as Vance Lewis) and starring Tony Anthony. <SEP> The film is fictionally based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by detective Richie Roberts. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in their first lead acting roles together since 1995's" Virtuosity". The film also co-stars Ted Levine, John Ortiz, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Norman Reedus, Ruby Dee, Lymari Nadal and Cuba Gooding Jr. Development for the film initially began in 2000, when Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment purchased the rights to a" New York" magazine story about the rise and fall of Lucas. Two years later, screenwriter Steven Zaillian introduced a 170- page scriptment to Scott. American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. Original production plans were to commence in Toronto for budget purposes; however, production eventually relocated permanently to New York City. Because of the film's rising budget Universal canceled production in 2004. After negotiations with Terry George, it was later revived with Scott at the helm in March 2005. Principal photography commenced over a period of five months from July to December 2006; filming took place throughout New York City and concluded in Thailand. " American Gangster" premiered in New York on October 20, 2007, and was released in the United States and Canada on November 2. The film was well received by most film critics, and grossed over US$ 266.5 million worldwide, with domestic grosses standing at$ 130.1 million. Many of the people portrayed, including Roberts and Lucas, have stated that the film took a lot of creative license with the story, and three former DEA agents sued Universal claiming the agency's portrayal was demoralizing. " American Gangster" was nominated for twenty- one awards, including two Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Supporting Actress( Ruby Dee), and won three including a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Dee. It was followed by prequel television series" Godfather of Harlem" in 2019. <SEP> John Ruane( born 1952) is an Australian film director. <SEP> Sir Ridley Scott( born 30 November 1937) is an English filmmaker. Following his commercial breakthrough in 1979 with the science fiction horror film" Alien", further works include the neo-noir dystopian film" Blade Runner", the road adventure film" Thelma& Louise", the historical drama" Gladiator"( which won the Academy Award for Best Picture) and the science fiction film" The Martian". Beginning his career in advertising where he honed his filmmaking skills by making inventive mini-films for television commercials, Scott's work is known for its atmospheric, highly concentrated visual style. Though his films range widely in setting and period, they frequently showcase memorable imagery of urban environments, whether 2nd- century Rome(" Gladiator"), 12th- century Jerusalem(" Kingdom of Heaven"), Medieval England(" Robin Hood"), contemporary Mogadishu(" Black Hawk Down"), the future cityscapes of" Blade Runner", or the distant planets in" AlienPrometheus The Martian" and. In 1995, both Ridley and his brother Tony received a BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema. Several of his films are also known for their strong female characters. Scott has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Directing( for" Thelma& LouiseGladiator" and" Black Hawk Down"). In 2003, Scott was knighted for his" services to the British film industry". In a 2004 BBC poll, Scott was named the tenth most influential person in British culture. In 2015, he received an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art in London, and in 2018 received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement.