Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1941-03-14
Deathday: 2022-08-12 (81 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 56

Movies 40

Director 25

self 21

TV Shows 16

Producer 6

Creator 1

Self (archive footage)
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'

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

Movie
Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story (2021)

Movie
Director
Four Against the Bank

Four Against the Bank (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Movie
Self
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten (2013)

Movie
Self
Der Bernd

Der Bernd (2012)

Movie
Self
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat

Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat (2011)

Movie
Director
Poseidon

Poseidon (2006)

Movie
5
Self
Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2006)

TV
Self
Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Filmlegenden. Deutsch (2005)

Movie
Himself
Gottschalk meets Petersen

Gottschalk meets Petersen (2005)

Movie
Director / Producer
Troy

Troy (2004)

Movie
6.03
Executive Producer
The Agency

The Agency (2003)

Movie
Starbuck Holger Meins

Starbuck Holger Meins (2002)

Movie
Creator
The Agency

The Agency (2001)

TV
Director
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Movie
7
Producer
Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man (1999)

Movie
5
Executive Producer
Instinct

Instinct (1999)

Movie
6
The Directors

The Directors (1999)

TV
Executive Producer
Red Corner

Red Corner (1997)

Movie
Director
Air Force One

Air Force One (1997)

Movie
6.15
Self
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung

Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung (1996)

Movie
Director / Producer
Outbreak

Outbreak (1995)

Movie
5.71
Director
In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire (1993)

Movie
7
HBO First Look

HBO First Look (1992)

TV
Director
Shattered

Shattered (1991)

Movie
Self
DAS!

DAS! (1991)

TV
Director
Enemy Mine

Enemy Mine (1985)

Movie
2
Creator / Screenplay / Director
Das Boot

Das Boot (1985)

TV
Director
The NeverEnding Story

The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Movie
7.43
Self
Na sowas!

Na sowas! (1982)

TV
Self
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes

Das Boot: Behind The Scenes (1981)

Movie
Screenplay / Director
Das Boot

Das Boot (1981)

Movie
3
Self
Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..? (1981)

TV
Self
Bayerischer Filmpreis

Bayerischer Filmpreis (1979)

TV
Self
NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show (1979)

TV
Director
Black and White Like Day and Night

Black and White Like Day and Night (1978)

Movie
Self
Bio’s Bahnhof

Bio’s Bahnhof (1978)

TV
Director
The Consequence

The Consequence (1977)

Movie
Self
Bitte umblättern

Bitte umblättern (1977)

TV
Director
Planübung

Planübung (1977)

Movie
Director
Four Against the Bank

Four Against the Bank (1976)

Movie
Director
Hans in Luck

Hans in Luck (1976)

Movie
Director
Die Stadt im Tal

Die Stadt im Tal (1975)

Movie
Director
Stellenweise Glatteis

Stellenweise Glatteis (1975)

Movie
Director
One or the Other of Us

One or the Other of Us (1974)

Movie
Director
Van der Valk and the Rich

Van der Valk and the Rich (1973)

Movie
Director
Smog

Smog (1973)

Movie
Director
I Will Kill You, Wolf

I Will Kill You, Wolf (1971)

Movie
Director
Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime (1970)

TV
Director
Ich Nicht

Ich Nicht (1969)

Movie
Director
Color Test: The Red Flag

Color Test: The Red Flag (1968)

Movie
Director
Der Eine - der Andere

Der Eine - der Andere (1967)

Movie
Self
Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)

TV
Self
Grimme-Preis-Verleihung

Grimme-Preis-Verleihung (1964)

TV
Self
Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards (1948)

TV

Ratings

Average 5.18
Based on 2.05 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1948
1976
1985
1979
2023
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1941-03-14

Deathday
2022-08-12 (81 years old)

Birth Place
Emden, Germany

Height
1.78-meter

Relationships
Marie-Antoinette Borgel (1978-01-01 - 2022-08-12), Ursula Sieg (1970-01-01 - 1978-01-01)

Children
Daniel Petersen

Citizenships
Germany

Also Known As
Вольфганг Петерсен

Awards
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bavarian Order of Merit


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