Wolfgang Petersen
Director · Actor · WriterWolfgang 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
ACTOR11
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023
Self (archive footage)
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021
Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films
2017
- Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
2013
Self
- Der Bernd
Der Bernd
2012
Self
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
2011
Self
- Gottschalk meets Petersen
Gottschalk meets Petersen
2005
Himself
- Starbuck Holger Meins
Starbuck Holger Meins
2002
Self
- Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
1996
Self
The NeverEnding Story
1984
Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981
Self
DIRECTOR28
Four Against the Bank
2016
Director
Poseidon
2006
Director
Troy
2004
Director
The Perfect Storm
2000
Director
Air Force One
1997
Director
Outbreak
1995
Director
In the Line of Fire
1993
Director
Shattered
1991
Director
Enemy Mine
1985
Director
The NeverEnding Story
1984
Director
Das Boot
1981
Director
Black and White Like Day and Night
1978
Director
The Consequence
1977
Director
- Planübung
Planübung
1977
Director
- Hans in Luck
Hans in Luck
1976
Director
Four Against the Bank
1976
Director
Die Stadt im Tal
1975
Director
- Stellenweise Glatteis
Stellenweise Glatteis
1975
Director
One or the Other of Us
1974
Director
- Pinned to the Ground
Pinned to the Ground
1974
Director
Smog
1973
Director
Van der Valk and the Rich
1973
Director
I Will Kill You, Wolf
1971
Director
Ich Nicht
1969
Director
- Der Eine - der Andere
Der Eine - der Andere
1967
Director
The Cuckoo Years
1967
Assistant Director
The Foundling
1967
Assistant Director
- Stadt auf Stelzen
Stadt auf Stelzen
1965
Director
