Hans-Joachim Kasprzik was born on August 14, 1928 in Beuthen, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Bytom, Slaskie, Poland]. He was a director and writer, known for
Hände hoch oder ich schieße (1966),
Gewissen in Aufruhr (1961) and
Wolf unter Wölfen (1964). He died on October 10, 1997 in Berlin, Germany.