Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen
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.
Known For Directing
Most Rating 1.4
Birthday 1941-03-14
Place of Birth Emden, Germany
Also Known As Вольфганг Петерсен,
Der Bernd
2012

Der Bernd

Starbuck Holger Meins
2002

Starbuck Holger Meins

Gottschalk meets Petersen
2005

Gottschalk meets Petersen

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

The NeverEnding Story
1984

The NeverEnding Story

Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981

Das Boot: Behind The Scenes

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
1996

Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung

Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2005

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
2013

Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
2011

Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat

U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023

U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'