Michael Mrakitsch was born on January 2, 1934 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Ostende (1968), Max Beckmann - Bilder, Selbstzeugnisse, Kommentare (1969) and Drinnen, das ist wie draußen, nur anders (1977). He died on March 12, 2002 in Zürich, Switzerland.