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Born March 14, 1941 · 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.

Four Against the Bank
2016

Poseidon
2006

Troy
2004

The Perfect Storm
2000

Air Force One
1997

Outbreak
1995

In the Line of Fire
1993

Shattered
1991

Enemy Mine
1985

The NeverEnding Story
1984

Das Boot
1981

Black and White Like Day and Night
1978

The Consequence
1977
Planübung
1977

Four Against the Bank
1976
Hans in Luck
1976
Stellenweise Glatteis
1975

Die Stadt im Tal
1975
Pinned to the Ground
1974

One or the Other of Us
1974

Van der Valk and the Rich
1973

Smog
1973

I Will Kill You, Wolf
1971

Ich Nicht
1969
Der Eine - der Andere
1967
Stadt auf Stelzen
1965

U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
2013
Der Bernd
2012

Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
2011
Gottschalk meets Petersen
2005
Starbuck Holger Meins
2002
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
1996

The NeverEnding Story
1984

Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981