What is the nationality of the author of the novel that the film "Viva Max!" is based on?
Viva Max! 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.
Josef Winckler Josef Winckler (7 July 1881, Bentlage, Rheine – 29 January 1966, Bensberg, Bergisch Gladbach) was a German writer, best known for his 1923 comic novel "The Mad Bomberg", which was turned into films in 1932 and 1957. One of his other popular novels was "Doctor Eisenbart" (1929), based on the life of Johann Andreas Eisenbarth.