Wolfgang Petersen
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 14, 1941
- Died
- August 12, 2022
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot' 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story 2021
as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
Open Wounds – A Journey through German Genre Films 2017
Actor
Four Against the Bank 2016
Director
- Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten 2013
as Self
- Der Bernd
Der Bernd 2012
as Self
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat 2011
as Self
Poseidon 2006
Director, Producer
- Gottschalk meets Petersen
Gottschalk meets Petersen 2005
as Himself
Troy 2004
Director, Producer
The Agency 2003
Executive Producer
- Starbuck Holger Meins
Starbuck Holger Meins 2002
as Self
The Perfect Storm 2000
Director, Producer
Bicentennial Man 1999
Producer
Instinct 1999
Executive Producer
Red Corner 1997
Executive Producer
Air Force One 1997
Director, Producer
- Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung
Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung 1996
as Self
Outbreak 1995
Director, Producer
In the Line of Fire 1993
Director, Executive Producer
Shattered 1991
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Enemy Mine 1985
Director
The NeverEnding Story 1984
as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes 1981
as Self
Das Boot 1981
Director, Screenplay
Black and White Like Day and Night 1978
Director
The Consequence 1977
Director, Screenplay
- Planübung
Planübung 1977
Director, Writer
Four Against the Bank 1976
Director
- Hans in Luck
Hans in Luck 1976
Director
- Pinned to the Ground
Pinned to the Ground 1974
Director
One or the Other of Us 1974
Director
Van der Valk and the Rich 1973
Director
Smog 1973
Director, Author
- Anna and Totó
Anna and Totó 1972
Director
I Will Kill You, Wolf 1971
Director, Writer
Ich Nicht 1969
Director, Writer
The Cuckoo Years 1967
Assistant Director
The Foundling 1967
Assistant Director
Der Eine - der Andere 1967
Director, Writer
- Stadt auf Stelzen
Stadt auf Stelzen 1965
Director
Credits from TMDB.