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Wolfgang Petersen

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 03/14/1941 (80) | Emden (Germany)
Wolfgang Petersen (born 14 March 1941) is a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film Das Boot (1981). His other films include The NeverEnding Story (1984), Enemy Mine (1985), In the Line of Fire (1993), Outbreak (1995), Air Force One (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), Troy (2004), and Poseidon (2006). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Documentaries

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A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, ...

Outbreak

R

1995 | 3.3/5 | 2h 7min
Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
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A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive o ...

Enemy Mine

PG-13

1985 | 3.5/5 | 1h 48min
Drama, Science Fiction
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A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their l ...

Das Boot

R

1981 | 4.1/5 | 2h 30min
Drama, History, War
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Russian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacr ...

Air Force One

R

1997 | 3.2/5 | 2h 4min
Action, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Wolfgang Petersen

Bavarian Order of Merit Officer's Cross of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

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Movies with Wolfgang Petersen as Actor(4)

2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as himself2012 Der Bernd
2002 Starbuck Holger Meins
as Man who drops Milk (uncredited)1984 The NeverEnding Story

TV Shows/Series with Wolfgang Petersen as Actor(9)

as himself2006 Filmlegenden. Deutsch
1999 The Directors
1992 HBO First Look
as himself1991 DAS!
1982 Na sowas!
1981 Wanna bet, that..?
as himself1979 NDR Talk Show
1978 Bio’s Bahnhof
as himself1977 Bitte umblättern

Movies with Wolfgang Petersen as Crew(44)

Directing/Director2016 Four Against the Bank
Directing/Director2006 Poseidon
Production/Producer2006 Poseidon
Directing/Director2004 Troy
Production/Producer2004 Troy
Directing/Director2000 The Perfect Storm
Production/Producer2000 The Perfect Storm
Production/Executive Producer1999 Instinct
Production/Producer1999 Bicentennial Man
Directing/Director1997 Air Force One
Production/Producer1997 Air Force One
Production/Executive Producer1997 Red Corner
Directing/Director1995 Outbreak
Production/Producer1995 Outbreak
Directing/Director1993 In the Line of Fire
Production/Executive Producer1993 In the Line of Fire
Directing/Director1991 Shattered
Production/Producer1991 Shattered
Writing/Screenplay1991 Shattered
Directing/Director1985 Enemy Mine
Directing/Director1984 The NeverEnding Story
Writing/Screenplay1984 The NeverEnding Story
Directing/Director1981 Das Boot
Writing/Screenplay1981 Das Boot
Directing/Director1978 Black and White Like Day and Night
Directing/Director1977 The Consequence
Writing/Screenplay1977 The Consequence
Directing/Director1977 Planübung
Writing/Writer1977 Planübung
Directing/Director1976 Four Against the Bank
Directing/Director1976 Hans in Luck
Directing/Director1975 Die Stadt im Tal
Directing/Director1975 Stellenweise Glatteis
Directing/Director1974 One or the Other of Us
Directing/Director1973 Smog
Writing/Author1973 Smog
Directing/Director1973 Van der Valk and the Rich
Directing/Director1971 I Will Kill You, Wolf
Writing/Writer1971 I Will Kill You, Wolf
Directing/Director1969 Ich nicht
Writing/Writer1969 Ich nicht
Directing/Director1968 Color Test: The Red Flag
Directing/Director1967 Der Eine - der Andere
Writing/Writer1967 Der Eine - der Andere

TV Shows/Series with Wolfgang Petersen as Crew(4)

Creator/Creator2001 The Agency
Directing/Director1987 Das Boot
Creator/Creator1987 Das Boot
Directing/Director1970 Scene of the Crime

Full Name: Wolfgang Petersen
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Friday, 03/14 1941 (March) in Emden (Germany) (current age: 80 years + 224 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: German (DE)
Educated at: German Film and Television Academy Berlin
Member of: Deutsche Filmakademie
Other names for Wolfgang Petersen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Вольфганг Петерсен"
Wolfgang Petersen frequently works together with these people:
Anke Sevenich (16x, Actress)
Karl Kranzkowski (15x, Actor)
Hans Peter Hallwachs (14x, Actor)
Dietrich Mattausch (14x, Actor)
Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp (14x, Actor)
Götz Schubert (13x, Actor)
Hans-Uwe Bauer (13x, Actor)
Angelika Bartsch (13x, Actress)
Martin Brambach (13x, Actor)
Karl-Heinz von Hassel (13x, Actor)
Rolf Becker (13x, Actor)
Gail Katz (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6234, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 10/19/2021