Detlef Tetzke was born on May 16, 1941 in Goldap, East Prussia, Germany. He was a cinematographer, known for Looping (1975), Die Thomaner (1979) and Ein Feigenblatt für Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehört die Welt? (1975). He died on May 22, 2004 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany.