The Australian drama film, The Tracker, was directed and written by this Irishman. He and Joseph M. Newman were not of the same nationality.
Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951) is a Dutch Australian film director. 
Joseph M. Newman (August 17, 1909  January 23, 2006) was an American film director most famous for his 1955 film "This Island Earth". 
 It was directed and written by Rolf de Heer. 
