Wolfgang Petersen
Directing
Born: 1941-03-14 · Emden, Germany
Died: 2022-08-12
Biography
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,
🎬 Movies (30)
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
Four Against the Bank
2016
Director
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
2013
Self
Der Bernd
2012
Self
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
2011
Self
Poseidon
2006
Director
Gottschalk meets Petersen
2005
Himself
Troy
2004
Director
The Agency
2003
Executive Producer
Starbuck Holger Meins
2002
Self
The Perfect Storm
2000
Director
Instinct
1999
Executive Producer
Bicentennial Man
1999
Producer
Air Force One
1997
Director
Red Corner
1997
Executive Producer
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
1996
Self
Outbreak
1995
Director
In the Line of Fire
1993
Director
Shattered
1991
Director
Enemy Mine
1985
Director
The NeverEnding Story
1984
Director
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981
Self
Das Boot
1981
Director
Black and White Like Day and Night
1978
Director
The Consequence
1977
Director
Planübung
1977
Director
Hans in Luck
1976
Director
Four Against the Bank
1976
Director
📺 TV Shows (18)
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2006
Self
The Agency
2001
Creator
The Directors
1999
Self
HBO First Look
1992
DAS!
1991
Self
Das Boot
1985
Director
Goldene Kamera
1984
Self
Na sowas!
1982
Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
Self
NDR Talk Show
1979
Self
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
Self
Please Turn the Page
1977
Self
Die Stadt im Tal
1975
Director
Stellenweise Glatteis
1975
Director
Scene of the Crime
1970
Director
Grimme Award
1964
Self
Bambi
1948
Self