Wolfgang Petersen
Directing
Born: March 14, 1941 · Emden, Germany
Died: August 12, 2022 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Troy
2004
The NeverEnding Story
1984
Bicentennial Man
1999
Air Force One
1997
The Perfect Storm
2000
Das Boot
1981
Outbreak
1995
Poseidon
2006
In the Line of Fire
1993
Enemy Mine
1985
Instinct
1999
Red Corner
1997
Photos (3)
Movies (2)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (9)
DAS!
Self · 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 2 eps
Bambi
Self · 3 eps
The Directors
Self · 1 eps
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
Self (archive footage)
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
Self
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
Self
Directing (23)
Scene of the Crime
Director
Troy
Director
The Perfect Storm
Director
Air Force One
Director
The NeverEnding Story
Director
In the Line of Fire
Director
Das Boot
Director
Outbreak
Director
Poseidon
Director
Enemy Mine
Director
Das Boot
Director
Shattered
Director
Four Against the Bank
Director
Ich Nicht
Director
The Foundling
Assistant Director
Four Against the Bank
Director
Black and White Like Day and Night
Director
The Consequence
Director
I Will Kill You, Wolf
Director
Van der Valk and the Rich
Director
One or the Other of Us
Director
The Cuckoo Years
Assistant Director
Smog
Director
Writing (8)
Producing (11)
Troy
Producer
The Perfect Storm
Producer
Air Force One
Producer
Bicentennial Man
Producer
In the Line of Fire
Executive Producer
Outbreak
Producer
Poseidon
Producer
Red Corner
Executive Producer
Instinct
Executive Producer
Shattered
Producer
The Agency
Executive Producer
