Günther Rücker was born on February 2, 1924 in Reichenberg, Sudetenland, Germany [now Liberec, Czech Republic]. He was a writer and director, known for
Die Verlobte (1980),
Bis daß der Tod euch scheidet (1979) and
The Best Years (1965). He was married to
Vera Oelschlegel. He died on February 24, 2008 in Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany.