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Wolfgang Petersen

1941–2022 · 17 titles in the catalogue

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.

Their work

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  1. Troy2004Director · Producer
  2. The NeverEnding Story1984as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited) · Director · Screenplay
  3. Bicentennial Man1999Producer
  4. Air Force One1997Director · Producer
  5. The Perfect Storm2000Director · Producer
  6. Das Boot1981Director · Screenplay
  7. Outbreak1995Director · Producer
  8. Poseidon2006Director · Producer
  9. In the Line of Fire1993Director · Executive Producer
  10. Enemy Mine1985Director
  11. Instinct1999Executive Producer
  12. Red Corner1997Executive Producer
  13. Shattered1991Director · Producer · Screenplay
  14. Four Against the Bank2016Director
  15. Das Boot1985Creator · Director · Screenplay
  16. Scene of the Crime1970Director
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    Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten2013as Self