# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kurt-maetzig
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:54:26.899Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kurt-maetzig"
name: "Kurt Maetzig"
slug: "kurt-maetzig"
description: "Kurt Maetzig was a German film director who had a significant effect on the film industry in East Germany. He was one of the most respected filmmakers of the GDR. After his retirement he lived in Wildkuhl, Mecklenburg, and had three children."
tagline: "Film director (1911–2012)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-33557-0001%2C_Heusdorf%2C_Kurt_Maetzig.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1911-01-25"
deathDate: "2012-08-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.89625866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0535512"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump