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Wolfgang Petersen
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
The NeverEnding Story
as Man who drops Milk (uncredited)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
Der Bernd
as Self
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
as Self
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
as Self (archive footage)
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
as Self
Starbuck Holger Meins
as Self
Gottschalk meets Petersen
as Himself
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
as Self
