1941-03-14 Emden, Germany
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.
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U-96, la véritable histoire de Das Boot | Self (archive footage) | 2023-08-24 |
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Das Boot – Welterfolg aus der Tiefe | Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director | 2021-01-10 |
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And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
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Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten | Self | 2013-02-23 |
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Der Bernd | Self | 2012-07-04 |
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Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat | Self | 2011-04-22 |
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Gottschalk meets Petersen | Himself | 2005-05-14 |
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Starbuck Holger Meins | Self | 2002-05-23 |
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Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung | Self | 1996-03-26 |
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Die unendliche Geschichte | Man who drops Milk (uncredited) | 1984-04-06 |
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Die Feindfahrt von U 96 | Self | 1981-09-20 |
