Wolfgang Petersen

Directing • Born 1941-03-14 – Died 2022-08-12

Directing2Emden, Germany

Biography

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.

Filmography

23 credits

Das Boot: Behind The Scenes

Movie • 1981

Self

Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung

Movie • 1996

Self

Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

Movie • 2013

Self