People
Wolfgang Petersen
- Name: Wolfgang Petersen
- Birthday: 1941-03-14
- Also known as: Вольфганг Петерсен
- Place of birth: Emden, Germany
- Popularity: 3.035
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, 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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot' as Self (archive footage) | 2023-08-24 |
| Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director | 2021-01-10 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten as Self | 2013-02-23 |
| Der Bernd as Self | 2012-07-04 |
| Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat as Self | 2011-04-22 |
| Filmlegenden. Deutsch as Self | 2005-06-26 |
| Gottschalk meets Petersen as Himself | 2005-05-14 |
| Starbuck Holger Meins as Self | 2002-05-23 |
| Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung as Self | 1996-03-26 |
| The NeverEnding Story as Man who drops Milk (uncredited) | 1984-04-06 |
| Das Boot: Behind The Scenes as Self | 1981-09-20 |
