[PAR] [TLE] Viva Max! [SEP] Viva Max!  is a 1969 comedy film starring Peter Ustinov, Jonathan Winters and John Astin, directed by Jerry Paris.  The film was written by Elliott Baker and based on a 1966 novel by Jim Lehrer. [PAR] [TLE] Jim Lehrer [SEP] James Charles Lehrer ( ;—born May 19, 1934) is an American journalist and a novelist.
[PAR] [TLE] Viva Max ! [ SEP ] Viva Max ! is a 1969 comedy film starring Peter Ustinov , Jonathan Winters and John Astin , directed by Jerry Paris . The film was written by Elliott Baker and based on a 1966 novel by Jim Lehrer . [PAR] [TLE] Jim Lehrer [ SEP ] James Charles Lehrer ( ; —born May 19 , 1934 ) is an American journalist and a novelist .
What is the nationality of the author of the novel that the film "Viva Max!" is based on?
What is the nationality of the author of the novel that the film " Viva Max ! " is based on ?
American
American