Günther Rücker (February 2, 1924 - February 24, 2008) was a German writer, playwright and film director. Rücker won several awards for his work, including the

National Prize of the GDR The National Prize of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) (german: Nationalpreis der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik) was an award of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) given out in three different classes for scientific, artistic, ...

and the

Prix Italia The Prix Italia is an international Television, Radio-broadcasting and Web award. It was established in 1948 by RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana (in 1948, RAI had the denomination RAI – Radio Audizioni Italiane) in Capri and is honoured with the ...

. Rücker was born at Reichenberg (Liberec), and studied at the

Theaterhochschule Leipzig The Theaterhochschule Leipzig was a theatre school in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, which existed from 1953 to 1992. The official name was Theaterhochschule "Hans Otto" Leipzig. History The Theaterhochschule Leipzig was founded on 1 November 1953 ...

. He was a

Stasi The Ministry for State Security, commonly known as the (),An abbreviation of . was the Intelligence agency, state security service of the East Germany from 1950 to 1990. The Stasi's function was similar to the KGB, serving as a means of maint ...

informer after 1978.Vgl. BStU, MfS, AOP 3706/87, sowie Mayer: ''Rücker, Günther''. He died in

Meiningen Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021).

, aged 84.

Selected filmography

* ''

First Spaceship on Venus ''Milcząca Gwiazda'' (german: Der schweigende Stern), literal English translation ''The Silent Star'', is a 1960 East German/Polish color science fiction film based on the 1951 science fiction novel ''The Astronauts'' by Polish science fiction wri ...

'' (1959) * ''

Der Fall Gleiwitz ''The Gleiwitz Case'' (german: Der Fall Gleiwitz) is an East Germany, East German war film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1961. The plot was reconstructed exactly according to the statements of SS-Man Alfred Naujocks before British ...

'' (1961) * ''Die besten Jahre'' (1965) * ''

Her Third ''Her Third'' () is a 1972 East German (then GDR) film directed by Egon Günther and starring Jutta Hoffmann, Barbara Dittus, Rolf Ludwig and Armin Mueller-Stahl. The film is based on the short story ''Unter den Bäumen regnet es zweimal'' by Eber ...

'' (1971) * ''Bis daß der Tod euch scheidet'' (1978), ''Grand Prix'' at the

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become ...

and ''First Prize'' at the

Sydney Film Festival The Sydney Film Festival is an annual competitive film festival held in Sydney, Australia, usually over 12 days in June. A number of awards are given, the top one being the Sydney Film Prize. the festival's director is Nashen Moodley. Histo ...

* '' The Fiancee'' (1979)

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* 1924 births 2008 deaths Theaterhochschule Leipzig alumni Writers from Liberec German Bohemian people East German writers German film directors Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit Recipients of the National Prize of East Germany Recipients of the Heinrich Greif Prize German male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century German dramatists and playwrights 20th-century German male writers German male screenwriters People of the Stasi Recipients of the Medal of Merit of the GDR 20th-century German screenwriters Sudeten German people {{Germany-playwright-stub