Joerg Gruenler was born in 1945 in Apolda. He studied Political Science, Journalism, and American Studies at the University of Munich from 1965-1968, followed by an editorial apprenticeship. From 1970-1973, he studied at the Academy of Television & Film (HFF/M) in Munich. His films include various episodes of the television series "Ein Fall fuer zwei" (1988-1992), "Eurocops" (1990-1991), "Die Kommissarin" (1993), and "Tatort" (1995), the award-winning features "Kruecke" (1992) which won, among others, three German Film Awards, and "Lemgo" (1994), as well as TV movies such as "36 Stunden Angst" (1998), and the feature "The Tenth Summer" ("Der zehnte Sommer", 2003)

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