Question: Which film has the director who is older than the other, The Lost Battalion (2001 Film) or The Householder? 

It is based upon the 1960 novel of the same name by Jhabvala. The Householder( Hindi title:" Gharbar") is a 1963 film by Merchant Ivory Productions, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and James Ivory, and direction of James Ivory. This was the first collaboration between producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory, a documentary filmmaker till then. They went on to make nearly forty films together, many of which were written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who also adapted many adaptations of literary classics for them, such as" Henry James The Europeans"( 1979) and" The Bostonians"( 1984)," E.M. Forster" ‘s" A Room with a View"( 1985) and" Howards End"( 1992), and" Peter Cameron" ‘s" The City of Your Final Destination"( 2009). <SEP> The Lost Battalion is a 1919 American silent war film about units of the 77th Infantry Division( the" Lost Battalion") penetrating deep into the Argonne Forest of France during World War I. The film was directed by Burton L. King and features Major Charles W. Whittlesey and a number of actual soldiers from the 77th who portrayed themselves in the film. It was released July 2, 1919 in North America. The film was remade in 2001 by Russell Mulcahy. <SEP> Russell Mulcahy( born 23 June 1953) is an Australian film director. Mulcahy's work is recognisable by the use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights, neo- noir lighting, windblown drapery, and fans. He was one of the most prominent music video directors of the 1980s and he has also worked in television since the early 1990s. <SEP> Ben Palmer is a British film and television director who is known for being the director of" Bo' Selecta" and" The Inbetweeners". <SEP> The Lost Battalion is a true 2001 made- for- television war drama film about the Lost Battalion of World War I, which was cut off and surrounded by German forces in the Argonne Forest during the Meuse- Argonne Offensive the of 1918. Later the Versailles treaty put an end to the Great War. The film was shot in Luxembourg. It is an A&E Original Movie, premiering on the network in 2001. The film was directed by Russell Mulcahy, written by James Carabatsos, and starred Rick Schroder as Major Charles Whittlesey. It is also played on A&E's sister networks such as The History Channel. It was released on home video in January 2002. <SEP> For many years he worked extensively with Indian- born film producer Ismail Merchant, his domestic as well as professional partner, and with screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. All three were principals in Merchant Ivory Productions, whose films have won six Academy Awards; Ivory himself has been nominated for four Oscars, winning one. Ivory ’s most notable directorial work includes" A Room with a View"( 1986)," Maurice"( 1987)," Howards End"( 1992), and" The Remains of the Day"( 1993). For his work on" Call Me by Your Name"( 2017), which he wrote and produced, Ivory won awards for Best Adapted Screenplay from the Academy Awards, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Writers Guild of America, the Critics' Choice Awards, and the Scripter Awards, among others. James Francis Ivory( born June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Upon winning the Oscar and BAFTA at the age of 89, Ivory became the oldest- ever winner in any category for both awards.