Who began his career as director earlier--Matthew Vaughn or Manfred Noa?  
Matthew Vaughn: Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond (born Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn; 7 March 1971) is an English film producer, director, and screenwriter. Matthew Vaughn:  He is best known for producing such films as "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) and "Snatch" (2000) and directing the films "Layer Cake" (2004), "Stardust" (2007), "Kick-Ass" (2010), "" (2011), "" (2014), and its sequel "" (2017). Manfred Noa:  Noa's 1924 film "Helena" has been called his "masterpiece" although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of Bavaria Film.
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