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.
Filmography (24 titles)
6.5MovieU-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
Self (archive footage) · 2023
7.2MovieDas Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director · 2021
6.0MovieOpen Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2017
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Self · 2013
Der Bernd
Self · 2012
MovieWolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
Self · 2011
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
Self · 2006
Gottschalk meets Petersen
Himself · 2005
Starbuck Holger Meins
Self · 2002
6.1ShowThe Directors
Self · 1999
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
Self · 1996
5.6ShowHBO First Look
1992
4.7ShowDAS!
Self · 1991
7.2MovieThe NeverEnding Story
Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited) · 1984
Goldene Kamera
Self · 1984
Na sowas!
Self · 1982
5.5MovieDas Boot: Behind The Scenes
Self · 1981
5.4ShowWetten, dass..?
Self · 1981
Bavarian Film Awards
Self · 1979
6.6ShowNDR Talk Show
Self · 1979
Bio’s Bahnhof
Self · 1978
Please Turn the Page
Self · 1977
Grimme Award
Self · 1964
9.0ShowBambi
Self · 1948