Wolfgang Petersen
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.
The NeverEnding Story
as Man who drops Milk (uncredited)While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...
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Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and DirectorIn 1981, a film about the misadventures of a German U-boat crew in 1941 becomes a worldwide hit...
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U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
as Self (archive footage)Today, 80 years after the events and 40 years after the film, these images and testimonies shed...
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Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
as SelfAuthor Gundolf S. Freyermuth goes Back to the Boat with director Wolfgang Petersen, star Jürgen...
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Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
as SelfComprehensive classic piece that looks at the process of creating the movie, told with a strong,...
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HBO First Look
as uncreditedHBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It...
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Wetten, dass..?
as SelfA long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British...
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Bambi Awards
as SelfThe Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented...
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The Directors
as SelfDocumentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.
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