03/14/1941
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.
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U-96, la véritable histoire de Das Boot (2023) as Self (archive footage) |
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Das Boot – Welterfolg aus der Tiefe (2021) as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director |
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Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten (2013) as Self |
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Der Bernd (2012) as Self |
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Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat (2011) as Self |
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Gottschalk meets Petersen (2005) as Himself |
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Starbuck Holger Meins (2002) as Self |
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Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung (1996) as Self |
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Die unendliche Geschichte (1984) as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited) |
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Die Feindfahrt von U 96 (1981) as Self |
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Vier gegen die Bank (2016) Director |
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Poseidon (2006) Director |
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Poseidon (2006) Producer |
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Troy (2004) Director |
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Troy (2004) Producer |
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The Agency (2003) Executive Producer |
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The Perfect Storm (2000) Director |
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The Perfect Storm (2000) Producer |
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Bicentennial Man (1999) Producer |
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Instinct (1999) Executive Producer |
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Red Corner (1997) Executive Producer |
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Air Force One (1997) Director |
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Air Force One (1997) Producer |
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Outbreak (1995) Director |
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Outbreak (1995) Producer |
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In the Line of Fire (1993) Director |
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In the Line of Fire (1993) Executive Producer |
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Shattered (1991) Director |
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Shattered (1991) Screenplay |
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Shattered (1991) Producer |
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Enemy Mine (1985) Director |
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Die unendliche Geschichte (1984) Director |
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Die unendliche Geschichte (1984) Screenplay |
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Das Boot (1981) Director |
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Das Boot (1981) Screenplay |
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Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte (1978) Director |
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Die Konsequenz (1977) Director |
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Die Konsequenz (1977) Screenplay |
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Planübung (1977) Director |
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Planübung (1977) Writer |
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Vier gegen die Bank (1976) Director |
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Hans im Glück (1976) Director |
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Stellenweise Glatteis (1975) Director |
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Die Stadt im Tal (1975) Director |
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Auf's Kreuz gelegt (1974) Director |
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Einer von uns beiden (1974) Director |
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Van der Valk und die Reichen (1973) Director |
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Smog (1973) Director |
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Smog (1973) Author |
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Ich werde dich töten, Wolf (1971) Director |
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Ich werde dich töten, Wolf (1971) Writer |
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Ich Nicht (1969) Director |
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Ich Nicht (1969) Writer |
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Kuckucksjahre (1967) Assistant Director |
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Der Findling (1967) Assistant Director |
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Der Eine - der Andere (1967) Director |
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Der Eine - der Andere (1967) Writer |
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Stadt auf Stelzen (1965) Director |