Action is a 1980 Italian black comedy directed by Tinto Brass.
 The film is reminiscent of the director's earlier avant-garde low-budget works such as "The Howl" and "Nerosubianco".
Alexander Tuschinski (born October 28, 1988, Stuttgart, Germany) is a German film director, film producer, writer, actor and musician.
 Internationally, he is best known for his feature films that won awards at various film festivals, as well as his academic writing on the early works of Tinto Brass.
Christopher Edward Nolan ( ; born 30 July 1970) is an English-American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
 He is one of the highest-grossing directors in history, and among the most successful and acclaimed filmmakers of the 21st century.
Dropout is a 1970 Italian romantic drama directed by Tinto Brass.
 It stars real-life couple, Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave.
 They also worked with Brass a year later on the drama, "La vacanza".
 "Dropout" was released in France on December 18, 1970, followed by a theatrical release in Italy on February 22, 1971.
La vacanza (AKA Vacation) is a 1971 Italian drama film by Tinto Brass.
 It stars Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero.
 It premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 4 September 1971 where it was awarded the 'Best Italian Film' prize.
 This was followed by a theatrical release in Italy on 5 April 1972.
 A year earlier, Brass, Redgrave and Nero had worked together on the romantic drama, "Dropout".
Giovanni "Tinto" Brass (born 26 March 1933) is an Italian filmmaker.
 In the 1960s and 1970s, he directed many critically acclaimed avant-garde films of various genres.
 Today, he is mainly known for his later work in the erotic genre, with films such as "Caligula", "Così fan tutte" (released under the English title "All Ladies Do It"), "Paprika", "Monella" ("Frivolous Lola") and "Trasgredire".
Il disco volante is a 1964 Italian comic science fiction film with mockumentary elements directed by Tinto Brass and starring Alberto Sordi.
 The film features the renowned comedian in four distinct roles as a dim-witted Carabinieri "brigadiere", a cheesepairing accountant, a decadent count, and an alcoholic priest.
 Involving characters from different social strata, "Il disco volante" is effectively a satire of the Italian society, particularly the people of Brass's adopted home province Veneto.
Trasgredire (Transgressing or Cheeky) is a 2000 sex comedy directed by Tinto Brass, with Yuliya Mayarchuk in the lead role.
 Certain parallelisms are drawn between "Nerosubianco" (1969), another Tinto Brass film set in London.
Chi lavora è perduto (also known as "In capo al mondo") is a 1963 Italian drama film directed by Tinto Brass.
Fermo posta Tinto Brass is a 1995 Italian comedy film-erotic film directed by Tinto Brass and set in vignettes.

Question: Which director is higher grossing, Tinto Brass or Christopher Nolan?
Answer: Christopher Edward Nolan