Horst J. Tappert was born on June 11, 1939 in Strehlen, Lower Silesia, Germany [now Strzelin, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer and director, known for
Cinderella (1984),
Hans mein Igel (1986) and
Die Gänsemagd (1987). He died on May 26, 2006 in Pirna, Saxony, Germany.