Wolfgang Petersen
DirectingBorn: March 14, 1941 in Emden, Germany
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, a...
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Troy2004
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Outbreak1995
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Das Boot1981
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The NeverEnding Story1984
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Air Force One1997
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Poseidon2006
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Bicentennial Man1999
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The Perfect Storm2000
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In the Line of Fire1993
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Enemy Mine1985
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Red Corner1997
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Instinct1999
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Shattered1991
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Four Against the Bank2016
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The Consequence1977
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Van der Valk and the Rich1973
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6.2
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Scene of the Crime1970–
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DAS!1991–
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NDR Talk Show1979–
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Bambi1948–
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Wetten, dass..?1981–
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The Agency2001–
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Grimme Award1964–
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Goldene Kamera1984–
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HBO First Look1992–
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The Directors1999–
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Bavarian Film Awards1979–
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Please Turn the Page1977–
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Das Boot1985–
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Bio’s Bahnhof1978–
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Na sowas!1982–
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Filmlegenden. Deutsch2006–