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Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen

Director

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.

Born: March 14, 1941 in Emden, Germany

Died: August 12, 2022 (Age 81)

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Wolfgang Petersen  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
5.3
Actor2002
Movie
ActorSelf2012
Movie
7.5
ActorMan who drops Milk (uncredited)1984
Movie
ActorSelf (archive footage)2023
TV Show
7.4
Actor1 Episode1997-2008
TV Show
6.1
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1979
TV Show
6.1
Actor1 Episode1992
TV Show
6.3
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1977-1993
TV Show
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1991
TV Show
5.9
ActorSelf
2 Episodes
1981
TV Show
5.9
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1978-1982
TV Show
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1982-1987
TV Show
ActorSelf
3 Episodes
1948
TV Show
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1964
TV Show
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1979
Movie
7
ActorSelf (archive footage)2014
Movie
6.5
ActorSelf2005
Movie
ActorSelf - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director2021
Movie
6.1
ActorSelf1981
Movie
ActorSelf1997
Movie
ActorSelf2013
TV Special
ActorSelf
1 Episode
2013
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector, Producer1997
Movie
6.8
ProductionProducer1999
Movie
8.5
DirectingDirector, Screenplay1981
Movie
7
DirectingScreenplay, Director1977
Movie
7
DirectingDirector1985
Movie
6
DirectingDirector2016
Movie
7.3
DirectingDirector, Executive Producer1993
Movie
6.7
ProductionExecutive Producer1999
Movie
6.7
DirectingDirector1974
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector, Producer1995
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector, Producer2006
Movie
6.1
ProductionExecutive Producer1997
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector, Producer, Screenplay1991
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector, Screenplay1984
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector, Producer2000
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector, Producer2004
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector, Writer1971
TV Show
6.8
DirectingDirector
6 Episodes
1970
TV Show
7.5
CreatorCreator2001-2003
Short Film
5.6
DirectingDirector, Writer1969
Short Film
5.5
DirectingDirector, Writer1969
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector1978
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector, Author1973
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector1976
Movie
4
DirectingDirector, Writer1977
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1975
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector1973
Movie
4.5
DirectingDirector1976
Limited Series
8.6
DirectingDirector, Screenplay, Creator
6 Episodes
1985-1985
Limited Series
5.9
DirectingDirector1975
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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