Wolfgang Petersen

Directing

Wolfgang Petersen was a German-born screenwriter, producer and film director who spent most of his career in the United States. In the 1960s he began working directing plays at the Ernst Deutsch Theater in Hamburg. After becoming interested in theater in Berlin and Hamburg, Petersen attended the Berlin Film and Television Academy (1966-70). His first productions were for German state television, and it was during his work on the popular crime series Crime Scene that he met actor Jürgen Prochnow, who would later appear in his iconic film Das Boot (1981). His other films include The NeverEnding Story (1984), cult film Enemy Mine (1985), Shattered (1991), In the Line of Fire (1993), Outbreak (1995), Air Force One (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), Troy (2004), Poseidon (2006) and Four Against the Bank (2016), his latest film.

Fullname:

Wolfgang Petersen

Date of Birth:

1941-03-14

Country:

Emden, Germany

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Wolfgang Petersen

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Filmography of

Wolfgang Petersen

Found 11 movies in total

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director

... 2021

And the Oscar Goes to...

Self (archive footage)

... 2014

Der Bernd

Self

... 2012

... 2005

... 2005

The NeverEnding Story

Man who drops Milk (uncredited)

... 1984