Question: Which film whose director was born first, The Bandit Of Tacca Del Lupo or Mr. Topaze?

Starring Sellers, Nadia Gray and Leo McKern, as well as Herbert Lom. His son Michael Sellers plays in the film in the role of Gaston. The film is based on the eponymous play by Marcel Pagnol. Out of distribution for many years, a print exists in the British Film Institute National Archive, which makes it available for viewing on their website. The film was shown during the 2003 Cardiff Independent Film Festival. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on 15 April 2019 by BFI. Mr. Topaze( released in U.S. as I Like Money) is Peter Sellers' directorial debut in 1961. <SEP> Germi was born in Genoa, Liguria, to a lower- middle- class family. He briefly attended nautical school before deciding on a career in acting. Pietro Germi( 14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. <SEP> The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Pietro Germi. <SEP> He performed in the BBC Radio comedy series" The Goon Show", featured on a number of hit comic songs, and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in" The Pink Panther" series of films. Born in Portsmouth to a theatrical family, Sellers made his stage debut at the Kings Theatre, Southsea, when he was two weeks old. He began accompanying his parents in a variety act that toured the provincial theatres. He first worked as a drummer and toured around England as a member of the Entertainments National Service Association( ENSA). He developed his mimicry and improvisational skills during a spell in Ralph Reader's wartime Gang Show entertainment troupe, which toured Britain and the Far East. After the war, Sellers made his radio debut in" ShowTime", and eventually became a regular performer on various BBC radio shows. During the early 1950s, Sellers, along with Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, and Michael Bentine, took part in the successful radio series" The Goon Show", which ended in 1960. Sellers began his film career during the 1950s. Although the bulk of his work was comedic, often parodying characters of authority such as military officers or policemen, he also performed in other film genres and roles. Films demonstrating his artistic range include" I'm All Right Jack"( 1959), Stanley Kubrick's" Lolita"( 1962) and" Dr. Strangelove"( 1964)," What's New, Pussycat?"( 1965)," Casino Royale"( 1967)," The Party"( 1968)," Being There"( 1979), and five films of the" Pink Panther" series( 1963 – 78). Peter Sellers, CBE( born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English film actor, comedian, and singer. Sellers' versatility enabled him to portray a wide range of comic characters using different accents and guises, and he often assumed multiple roles within the same film, frequently with contrasting temperaments and styles. Satire and black humour were major features of many of his films, and his performances had a strong influence on a number of later comedians. Sellers was nominated three times for an Academy Award, twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his performances in" Dr. Strangelove" and" Being There", and once for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for" The Running Jumping& Standing Still Film"( 1959). He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role twice, for" I'm All Right Jack" and for the original Pink Panther film," The Pink Panther"( 1963) and was nominated as Best Actor three times. In 1980 he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in" Being There", and was previously nominated three times in the same category. Turner Classic Movies calls Sellers" one of the most accomplished comic actors of the late 20th century". In his personal life, Sellers struggled with depression and insecurities. An enigmatic figure, he often claimed to have no identity outside the roles that he played. His behaviour was often erratic and compulsive, and he frequently clashed with his directors and co-stars, especially in the mid-1970s when his physical and mental health, together with his alcohol and drug problems, were at their worst. Sellers was married four times, and had three children from his first two marriages. He died from a heart attack aged 54, in 1980. English filmmakers the Boulting brothers described Sellers as" the greatest comic genius this country has produced since Charles Chaplin". <SEP> Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American action comedy film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams and Mike Henry. The film was the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham. The film follows Bo "Bandit" Darville (Reynolds) and Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Reed), two bootleggers, as they attempt to drive from Atlanta to Texarkana, pick up 400 cases of Coors beer, and illegally transport it back to Atlanta in 28 hours or less. While Snow drives the truck carrying the beer, the Bandit drives a Pontiac Trans Am to distract law enforcement and keep the attention off Snow. During their run, they are relentlessly pursued by Buford T. Justice (Gleason), a blusterous Texas county sheriff. "Smokey and the Bandit" was followed by two sequels: "Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980) and "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3" (1983). "Smokey and the Bandit" was the second highest-grossing domestic film of 1977, second only to "Star Wars", the first film in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. <SEP> Judy Amar is an American former thief, who committed 400–500 burglaries in the Boca Raton area of South Florida. Police detectives called her" The Bandit of Boca del Mar." She was profiled in the TV Series" Masterminds" in the episode" The Bandit Queen."