10.0
10.0
Der Bernd
2012
as Self
Wolfgang Petersen
Directing
Born:March 14, 1941
Died:August 12, 2022(aged 81)
Birthplace:Emden, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Height:5'10" (178 cm)
Education:German Film and Television Academy Berlin, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums
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CommunityBiography
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.
Notable Works
One or the Other of UsDie KonsequenzSchwarz und weiß wie Tage und NächteDas BootThe NeverEnding StoryEnemy MineShatteredIn the Line of FireOutbreakAir Force OneThe Perfect StormTroyPoseidon
Filmography (40 movies)
8.1
8.1
Das Boot
1981
Director
7.3
7.3
Bicentennial Man
1999
Producer
7.2
7.2
The NeverEnding Story
1984
Director
7.2
7.2
Troy
2004
Producer
7.2
7.2
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021
as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
7.0
7.0
In the Line of Fire
1993
Director
6.9
6.9
Enemy Mine
1985
Director
6.6
6.6
Outbreak
1995
Producer
6.5
6.5
Instinct
1999
Executive Producer
6.5
6.5
Air Force One
1997
Director
6.5
6.5
The Perfect Storm
2000
Director
6.3
6.3
Red Corner
1997
Executive Producer
6.3
6.3
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023
as Self (archive footage)
6.2
6.2
The Consequence
1977
Director
6.1
6.1
Shattered
1991
Screenplay
5.9
5.9
Black and White Like Day and Night
1978
Director
5.9
5.9
Four Against the Bank
2016
Director
5.9
5.9
Poseidon
2006
Director
5.7
5.7
Smog
1973
Director
4.5
4.5
Four Against the Bank
1976
Director
4.4
4.4
One or the Other of Us
1974
Director
4.3
4.3
Starbuck Holger Meins
2002
as Self
2.0
2.0
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981
as Self
2.0
2.0
Hans in Luck
1976
Director
Gottschalk meets Petersen
2005
as Himself
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
1996
as Self
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
2013
as Self
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
2011
as Self
Das Boot - The Director's Cut
1997
Director
Ich Nicht
1969
Director
Die Stadt im Tal
1975
Director
Stellenweise Glatteis
1975
Director
Der Eine - der Andere
1967
Writer
Van der Valk and the Rich
1973
Director
Planübung
1977
Writer
I Will Kill You, Wolf
1971
Writer
The Agency
2003
Executive Producer
Pinned to the Ground
1974
Director
Stadt auf Stelzen
1965
Director
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