Michael Geimer-Gründgens का जन्म 1940 में हुआ था।Michael Geimer-Gründgens एक निदेशक और लेखक हैं, जो Komm in die Wanne, Schätzchen (1971) के लिए मशहूर हैं।
In 1977, the German magazine "Der Spiegel" announced that Geimer was about to shoot a biopic about a the true story of a prominent beggar in Düsseldorf/Germany who had made more money through begging than most employees are paid for their full time job. Thr lead was to be played by the real beggar.