Wolfgang Petersen
Directing
1941-03-14 · Emden, 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.
Filmography(24)
movieU-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
as Self (archive footage) · 2023 · 6.5
movieDas Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director · 2021 · 7.2
movieOpen Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
as · 2017 · 6.0
movieStardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
as Self · 2013 · 0.0
movieDer Bernd
as Self · 2012 · 10.0
movieWolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
as Self · 2011 · 0.0
tvFilmlegenden. Deutsch
as Self · 2006 · 8.0
movieGottschalk meets Petersen
as Himself · 2005 · 0.0
movieStarbuck Holger Meins
as Self · 2002 · 5.3
tvThe Directors
as Self · 1999 · 6.1
movieHollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
as Self · 1996 · 0.0
tvHBO First Look
as · 1992 · 5.6
tvDAS!
as Self · 1991 · 4.7
movieThe NeverEnding Story
as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited) · 1984 · 7.2
tvGoldene Kamera
as Self · 1984 · 5.7
tvNa sowas!
as Self · 1982 · 5.5
movieDas Boot: Behind The Scenes
as Self · 1981 · 5.5
tvWetten, dass..?
as Self · 1981 · 5.4
tvBavarian Film Awards
as Self · 1979 · 0.0
tvNDR Talk Show
as Self · 1979 · 6.6
tvBio’s Bahnhof
as Self · 1978 · 9.0
tvPlease Turn the Page
as Self · 1977 · 6.0
tvGrimme Award
as Self · 1964 · 0.0
tvBambi
as Self · 1948 · 9.0