German film director and screenwriter (1927-2017).
Born March 30th, 1927 in Schneeberg.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 90 years old in Potsdam. [ref]
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon