Wolfgang Petersen
Known for DirectingBorn 1941-03-14Died 2022-08-12Emden, Germany
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.Read more
Movies & web series
Der Bernd
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Der Bernd
2012 · Movie
Der Eine - der Andere
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Der Eine - der Andere
1967 · Movie
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The Cuckoo Years
1967 · Movie
Bio’s Bahnhof
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Bio’s Bahnhof
1978 · Series
Planübung
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Planübung
1977 · Movie
Stellenweise Glatteis
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Stellenweise Glatteis
1975 · Movie
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The Foundling
1967 · Movie
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Bambi
1948 · Series
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Das Boot
1985 · Series
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
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Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2006 · Series
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Das Boot
1981 · Movie
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Van der Valk and the Rich
1973 · Movie
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Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021 · Movie
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Bicentennial Man
1999 · Movie
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Troy
2004 · Movie
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The NeverEnding Story
1984 · Movie
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The Agency
2003 · Movie
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The Agency
2001 · Series
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In the Line of Fire
1993 · Movie
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Enemy Mine
1985 · Movie
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Die Stadt im Tal
1975 · Movie
Pinned to the Ground
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Pinned to the Ground
1974 · Movie
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U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023 · Movie
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I Will Kill You, Wolf
1971 · Movie
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Ich Nicht
1969 · Movie
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Outbreak
1995 · Movie
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The Perfect Storm
2000 · Movie
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Instinct
1999 · Movie
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Air Force One
1997 · Movie
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NDR Talk Show
1979 · Series
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Red Corner
1997 · Movie
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Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2017 · Movie
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The Directors
1999 · Series
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Four Against the Bank
1976 · Movie
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Four Against the Bank
2016 · Movie
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Black and White Like Day and Night
1978 · Movie
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The Consequence
1977 · Movie
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Shattered
1991 · Movie
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Poseidon
2006 · Movie
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Scene of the Crime
1970 · Series
Please Turn the Page
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Please Turn the Page
1977 · Series
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Smog
1973 · Movie
Goldene Kamera
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Goldene Kamera
1984 · Series
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HBO First Look
1992 · Series
Na sowas!
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Na sowas!
1982 · Series
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Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981 · Movie
Starbuck Holger Meins
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Starbuck Holger Meins
2002 · Movie
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Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Series