Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen

Directing
Born 1941-03-14 Died 2022-08-12 Emden, Germany 61 credits
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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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Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
1970 · ★ 6.2 · Director
Troy
Troy
2004 · ★ 7.2 · Producer, Director
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
NDR Talk Show
NDR Talk Show
1979 · Self
DAS!
DAS!
1991 · Self
Bambi
Bambi
1948 · Self
Grimme Award
Grimme Award
1964 · Self
The Agency
The Agency
2001 · Creator
Das Boot
Das Boot
1981 · ★ 8.1 · Screenplay, Director
Goldene Kamera
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Self
Air Force One
Air Force One
1997 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Producer
The NeverEnding Story
The NeverEnding Story
1984 · ★ 7.2 · Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited), Screenplay
HBO First Look
HBO First Look
1992
Poseidon
Poseidon
2006 · ★ 5.9 · Producer, Director
Outbreak
Outbreak
1995 · ★ 6.6 · Director, Producer
The Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm
2000 · ★ 6.5 · Producer, Director
Bicentennial Man
Bicentennial Man
1999 · ★ 7.3 · Producer
Bavarian Film Awards
Bavarian Film Awards
1979 · Self
In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire
1993 · ★ 7.0 · Director, Executive Producer
Red Corner
Red Corner
1997 · ★ 6.3 · Executive Producer
Instinct
Instinct
1999 · ★ 6.5 · Executive Producer
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine
1985 · ★ 7.0 · Director
Please Turn the Page
Please Turn the Page
1977 · Self
Das Boot
Das Boot
1985 · ★ 8.6 · Screenplay, Director
Ich Nicht
Ich Nicht
1969 · Director, Writer
The Directors
The Directors
1999 · Self
Na sowas!
Na sowas!
1982 · Self
Shattered
Shattered
1991 · ★ 6.1 · Director, Producer
Bio’s Bahnhof
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978 · Self
I Will Kill You, Wolf
I Will Kill You, Wolf
1971 · Director, Writer
Four Against the Bank
Four Against the Bank
2016 · ★ 5.9 · Director
Planübung
Planübung
1977 · Writer, Director
The Foundling
The Foundling
1967 · Assistant Director
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2017
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021 · Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
Die Stadt im Tal
Die Stadt im Tal
1975 · Director
Der Bernd
Der Bernd
2012 · Self
Stadt auf Stelzen
Stadt auf Stelzen
1965 · Director
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
2011 · Self
The Agency
The Agency
2003 · Executive Producer
Black and White Like Day and Night
Black and White Like Day and Night
1978 · Director
The Consequence
The Consequence
1977 · Director, Screenplay
Stellenweise Glatteis
Stellenweise Glatteis
1975 · Director
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2006 · Self
The Cuckoo Years
The Cuckoo Years
1967 · Assistant Director
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Van der Valk and the Rich
Van der Valk and the Rich
1973 · Director
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
1996 · Self
Starbuck Holger Meins
Starbuck Holger Meins
2002 · Self
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981 · Self
Gottschalk meets Petersen
Gottschalk meets Petersen
2005 · Himself
One or the Other of Us
One or the Other of Us
1974 · Director
Smog
Smog
1973 · Author, Director
Hans in Luck
Hans in Luck
1976 · Director
Die Stadt im Tal
Die Stadt im Tal
1975 · Director
Four Against the Bank
Four Against the Bank
1976 · Director
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
2013 · Self
Stellenweise Glatteis
Stellenweise Glatteis
1975 · Director
Pinned to the Ground
Pinned to the Ground
1974 · Director
Der Eine - der Andere
Der Eine - der Andere
1967 · Director, Writer
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