The Loo Sanction
The Loo Sanction is a 1973 sequel novel to" The Eiger Sanction" written by Trevanian.
Clint Eastwood
Clinton Eastwood Jr.( born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and politician.
After achieving success in the Western TV series" Rawhide", he rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's" Dollars" Trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five" Dirty Harry" films throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
These roles, among others, have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity.
For his work in the Western film" Unforgiven"( 1992) and the sports drama" Million Dollar Baby"( 2004), Eastwood won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, as well as receiving nominations for Best Actor.
Eastwood's greatest commercial successes have been the adventure comedy" Every Which Way But Loose"( 1978) and it s sequel, the action comedy" Any Which Way You Can"( 1980), after adjustment for inflation.
Other popular films include the Western" Hang' Em High"( 1968), the psychological thriller" Play Misty for Me"( 1971), the crime film" Thunderbolt and Lightfoot"( 1974), the Western" The Outlaw Josey Wales"( 1976), the prison film" Escape from Alcatraz"( 1979), the action film" Firefox"( 1982), the suspense thriller" Tightrope"( 1984), the Western" Pale Rider"( 1985), the war films" Where Eagles Dare"( 1968)," Kelly's Heroes"( 1970), and" Heartbreak Ridge"( 1986), the action thriller" In the Line of Fire"( 1993), the romantic drama" The Bridges of Madison County"( 1995), and the drama" Gran Torino"( 2008).
In addition to directing many of his own star vehicles, Eastwood has also directed films in which he did not appear, such as the mystery drama" Mystic River"( 2003) and the war film" Letters from Iwo Jima"( 2006), for which he received Academy Award nominations, the drama" Changeling"( 2008), and the South African biographical political sports drama" Invictus"( 2009).
The war drama biopic" American Sniper"( 2014) set box- office records for the largest January release ever and was also the largest opening ever for an Eastwood film.
Eastwood received considerable critical praise in France for several films, including some that were not well received in the United States.
Eastwood has been awarded two of France's highest honors: in 1994, he became a recipient of the Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 2007, he was awarded the Legion of Honour medal.
In 2000, Eastwood was awarded the Italian Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.
Since 1967, Eastwood's Malpaso Productions has produced all but four of his American films.
Elected in 1986, Eastwood served for two years as mayor of Carmel- by- the- Sea, California, a non-partisan office.
Errol Morris
Errol Mark Morris( born February 5, 1948) is an American film director primarily of documentaries examining and investigating, among other things, authorities and eccentrics.
His 1988 documentary" The Thin Blue Line" is cited among the best and most influential documentaries ever made.
In 2003, his documentary film" The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara" won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
Mr. Right (2009 film)
Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.
Peter Gillman
Peter Gillman( born 1942) is a British writer and journalist specializing( but not exclusively) in mountaineering topics.
His book," Direttissima; the Eiger Assault"( 1967), also published under the title" Direttissima", co-authored with Dougal Haston, told the story of the ascent of the Eiger North Face in which John Harlin II lost his life.
Frank Stanley (cinematographer)
Frank Walter Stanley( May 5, 1922 – December 21, 1999) was an American cinematographer.
He is best known for four Clint Eastwood films in a row:" Breezy"( 1973)," Magnum Force"( 1973)," Thunderbolt and Lightfoot"( 1974) and" The Eiger Sanction"( 1975).
During the filming of" The Eiger Sanction", shot in Switzerland, which required a great deal of precarious mountain- climbing cinematography, Stanley fell during the shoot but survived.
He used a wheelchair for some time and was taken out of action.
Stanley, who later managed to complete filming after a delay under pressure from an unsympathetic Clint Eastwood, would later blame Eastwood for the accident due to a lack of preparation, describing him both as a director and an actor as" a very impatient man who does n't really plan his pictures or do any homework.
He figures he can go right in and sail through these things".
Stanley was never hired by Eastwood or Malpaso Productions again.
Bruce Surtees was Eastwood's regular cinematographer before and after this period, on a total of twelve films.
Later Stanley was the cinematographer on Blake Edwards's" 10"( 1979) and" Grease 2"( 1982).
The Eiger Sanction (film)
The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 American thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.
Based on the 1972 novel" The Eiger Sanction" by Trevanian, the film is about an art history professor, mountain climber and former assassin once employed by a secret United States government agency who is blackmailed into returning to his deadly profession and do one more" sanction", a euphemism for killing.
He agrees to join an international climbing team in Switzerland planning an ascent of the Eiger north face in order to complete a second sanction to avenge the murder of an old friend.
The film was produced by Robert Daley for Eastwood's Malpaso Company, with Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown as executive producers, and co-starred George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee and Jack Cassidy.
Principal photography started on August 12, 1974, and ended in late September 1974.
The picture was filmed on location on the Eiger mountain and Zurich in Switzerland, in Monument Valley and Zion National Park in the American Southwest, and in Carmel- by- the- Sea and Monterey in California.
Special equipment and handheld cameras were employed to film the climbing sequences.
Eastwood did his own climbing and stuntwork under dangerous conditions.
Twenty- six- year- old British climber David Knowles died on the Eiger during the production.
The film score was composed by John Williams.
" The Eiger Sanction" was released in New York City on May 21, 1975, and received mixed reviews.
The general reaction among many reviewers offered criticism of the story and screenplay, and praise for the climbing footage and action sequences.
The film, which was made with a budget of$ 9 million, earned$ 14,200,000 at the box office.
" The Eiger Sanction" was first released in DVD format on December 15, 1998, and in Blu-ray format on November 10, 2015 by Universal Studios.
American Dharma
American Dharma is a 2018 British- American documentary film directed by Errol Morris.
The film follows the career of political strategist Steve Bannon.
The film was released on November 1, 2019, by Utopia.
Eric Jones (climber)
Eric Jones( born 1935) is a Welsh solo climber, skydiver and BASE jumper.
He is best known for the first British solo ascent of the north face of the Eiger in 1981, and for his climbs on the Matterhorn and South Col on Mount Everest.
In 1986, he became the first person to BASE jump from the Eiger.
Reiner Schöne
Reiner Schöne( born 19 January 1942) is a German actor, known for such roles as Dukhat in the" Babylon 5" series, Shinnok in, Esoqq in the episode, Kolitar in the television series" Sliders" and" The Eiger Sanction" as Karl Freytag.

Question: Do both directors of films The Eiger Sanction (film) and American Dharma share the same nationality?
Answer: yes