Directing
Wolfgang Petersen
Born Mar 14, 1941 · Emden, Germany · Died Aug 12, 2022
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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Directed
Four Against the Bank
2016
Comedy · Crime
Poseidon
2006
Adventure · Action · Thriller
Troy
2004
Action · Adventure
The Perfect Storm
2000
Drama · Adventure · Action
Air Force One
1997
Action · Thriller
Outbreak
1995
Action · Drama · Thriller
In the Line of Fire
1993
Action · Thriller · Crime
Shattered
1991
Mystery · Thriller
Enemy Mine
1985
Drama · Science Fiction
Das Boot
1985
Drama · War & Politics
The NeverEnding Story
1984
Adventure · Fantasy · Family
Das Boot
1981
Drama · History · War
Black and White Like Day and Night
1978
Drama · TV Movie
The Consequence
1977
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Four Against the Bank
1976
Comedy · Crime · TV Movie
One or the Other of Us
1974
Thriller
Van der Valk and the Rich
1973
Crime · TV Movie · Mystery
Smog
1973
Drama · TV Movie
I Will Kill You, Wolf
1971
Drama
Scene of the Crime
1970
Drama · Crime
Ich Nicht
1969
Drama
Der Eine - der Andere
1967
Acting
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023
Documentary · History
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021
Documentary · History · TV Movie
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2017
Documentary
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
2011
Documentary
HBO First Look
1992
Documentary
