Wolfgang Petersen
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing32
movieFour Against the Bank
2016
Director
moviePoseidon
2006
Director
movieTroy
2004
Director
movieThe Perfect Storm
2000
Director
movieAir Force One
1997
Director
movieOutbreak
1995
Director
movieIn the Line of Fire
1993
Director
movieShattered
1991
Director
movieEnemy Mine
1985
Director
tvDas Boot
1985
Director
movieThe NeverEnding Story
1984
Director
movieDas Boot
1981
Director
movieThe Consequence
1977
Director
Planübung
1977
Director
movieFour Against the Bank
1976
Director
movieDie Stadt im Tal
1975
Director
movieOne or the Other of Us
1974
Director
movieSmog
1973
Director
movieI Will Kill You, Wolf
1971
Director
tvScene of the Crime
1970
Director
movieIch Nicht
1969
Director
movieThe Cuckoo Years
1967
Assistant Director
movieThe Foundling
1967
Assistant Director
Acting24
movieU-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieDas Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021
Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
tvDAS!
1991
Self
movieThe NeverEnding Story
1984
Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
tvBambi
1948
Self
Production11
moviePoseidon
2006
Producer
movieTroy
2004
Producer
movieThe Agency
2003
Executive Producer
movieThe Perfect Storm
2000
Producer
movieBicentennial Man
1999
Producer
movieInstinct
1999
Executive Producer
movieRed Corner
1997
Executive Producer
movieAir Force One
1997
Producer
movieOutbreak
1995
Producer
movieIn the Line of Fire
1993
Executive Producer
movieShattered
1991
Producer
Writing10
movieShattered
1991
Screenplay
tvDas Boot
1985
Screenplay
movieThe NeverEnding Story
1984
Screenplay
movieDas Boot
1981
Screenplay
movieThe Consequence
1977
Screenplay
movieSmog
1973
Author
movieIch Nicht
1969
Writer
Creator2
tvThe Agency
2001
Creator
tvDas Boot
1985
Creator