Niklaus Meienberg was born on May 11, 1940 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for Es ist kalt in Brandenburg (Hitler töten) (1980), Die Erschiessung des Landesverräters Ernst S. (1976) and Die Früchte der Arbeit (1977). He died on September 22, 1993 in Zürich, Switzerland.