Kurt Maetzig was born on 25 January 1911 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Das Kaninchen bin ich (1965), Ehe im Schatten (1947) and Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse (1954). He was married to Yvonne Merin, Bärbel and Marion Keller. He died on 8 August 2012 in Wildkuhl, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.