Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen is a German director.

Fast Facts

Born: March 14, 1941
Birthplace: Emden, Germany
Spouse: Maria Borgel-Petersen
First major Hollywood film was Enemy Mine
Fluent in German and English

Career

Wolfgang Petersen began his career directing television pieces in Germany during the 1960s. In 1981, Petersen made Das Boot, which earned him an Oscar nomination. He was able to use that exposure to transition to American film and directed Enemy Mine in 1985. In the early 90s, Peterson made a series of successful thrillers including In the Line of Fire, Outbreak and Air Force One. Most of his recent movies have been big budget blockbusters like The Perfect Storm and Troy.

Notable Works

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Wolfgang Petersen Timeline

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
March 14, 1941: Born
1965: Stadt auf Stelzen
1972: Anna und Toto
1973: Smog
1974: Einer von uns beiden
1977: Konsequenz, Die
1981: Boot, Das
1983: Academy Award Nomination for Das Boot
1984: Unendliche Geschichte, Die aka. The NeverEnding Story
1985: Enemy Mine
1993: In the Line of Fire
1995: Outbreak
1997: Air Force One
2000: The Perfect Storm
2004: Troy
2006: Poseidon
2008: Ender's Game

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Related Pages on Mahalo

Das Boot (Film) | Enders Game | The Grays | Troy | Brad Pitt | Orlando Bloom | Eric Bana | Poseidon | Kurt Russell | The Neverending Story | The Perfect Storm | In The Line of Fire | Clint Eastwood | John Malkovich | Tommy Lee Jones | Air Force One | Gary Oldman | Harrison Ford | Enemy Mine | Outbreak

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