Wolfgang Petersen

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

2.0707

Gender

Male

Birthday

14-Mar-1941

Age

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Emden, Germany

Also Known As
  • Wolfgang Petersen
  • فولفغانغ بيترسن

Wolfgang Petersen

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 (1995), Air Force One (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), Troy (2004), Poseidon (2006) and Four Against the Bank (2016), his latest film.


Credits

Starbuck Holger Meins Starbuck Holger Meins (2002) Character: Self
Twenty-five years after the death of Holger Meins, filmmaker and former student friend of the deceased, Gerd Conradt takes an in-depth look at the helmsman of the Baader-Meinhof gang. Who was Holger Meins? What led him into the underground? What circumstances resulted in his death, a death which made him the declared symbol of the radical opposition in Germany? What remains of his legacy?
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat (2011) Character: Self
Author Gundolf S. Freyermuth goes Back to the Boat with director Wolfgang Petersen, star Jürgen Prochnow, and others to discuss the production of 'Das Boot'.
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung (1996) Character: Self
Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten (2013) Character: Self
Documentary about Hollywood.
Die Feindfahrt von U 96 Die Feindfahrt von U 96 (1981) Character: Self
Comprehensive classic piece that looks at the process of creating the movie, told with a strong, well-constructed narrative that plays almost as a movie itself, a detailed retelling of how the movie was made and the dedication to authenticity that's evident right down to the finest little details on the ship. After a narrator sets the scene for various segments from the film, the piece takes its time to take a closer look at all of the elements that are necessary to create the movie and the challenges of shooting such a labor- and authenticity-intensive picture.
Offene Wunde deutscher Film Offene Wunde deutscher Film (2017) Character: N/A
A documentary about German cinema from 1960 to 1990. It follows "Verfluchte Liebe deutscher Film."
U-96, la véritable histoire de Das Boot U-96, la véritable histoire de Das Boot (2023) Character: Self (archive footage)
The international success of the film Das Boot by Wolfgang Petersen made U-96 one of the most famous submarines in cinematic history. But the true story of one of Hitler's most fearsome U-boats and its crew goes far beyond fiction. For the first time, this documentary sheds light on the reality behind the fiction through exclusive interviews with the makers and actors of Das Boot, as well as the last survivors of the time. In doing so, this documentary explores how Hitler's propaganda images may have influenced the visual and narrative force of Das Boot.
Das Boot – Welterfolg aus der Tiefe Das Boot – Welterfolg aus der Tiefe (2021) Character: Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
In 1981, a film about the misadventures of a German U-boat crew in 1941 becomes a worldwide hit almost four decades after the end of the World War II. Millions of viewers worldwide make Das Boot the most internationally successful German film of all time. But due to disputes over the script, accidents on the set, and voices accusing the makers of glorifying the war, the project was many times on the verge of being cancelled.
Die unendliche Geschichte Die unendliche Geschichte (1984) Character: Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.



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