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
DirectingBirthday
March 14, 1941Deathday
August 12, 2022Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
44Place of birth
Emden, GermanyAlso known as
Вольфганг ПетерсенCast credits
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)The NeverEnding Story
Man who drops Milk (uncredited)Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
SelfDas Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and DirectorWolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
SelfU-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
Self (archive footage)Crew credits
Das Boot
Screenplay, DirectorPoseidon
Producer, DirectorTroy
Director, ProducerShattered
Screenplay, Director, ProducerThe Perfect Storm
Director, ProducerSmog
Author, DirectorThe Consequence
Director, ScreenplayOutbreak
Director, ProducerEnemy Mine
DirectorInstinct
Executive ProducerIn the Line of Fire
Executive Producer, DirectorAir Force One
Producer, DirectorThe NeverEnding Story
Screenplay, DirectorBlack and White Like Day and Night
DirectorOne or the Other of Us
DirectorFour Against the Bank
DirectorVan der Valk and the Rich
Director