Directed credits
20
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Directing
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1.1
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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 1All crew credits: 29
TMDB ID: 5231
IMDb ID: nm0000583
Known for: Directing
Born: March 14, 1941
Died: August 12, 2022
Age: 81
Place of birth: Emden, Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2023
Years active: 76
Average TMDB rating: 6.76
Wikidata: Q65321
Also known as
Wolfgang Petersen • فولفغانغ بيترسن
Frequent jobs
Director (18)Assistant Director (2)Executive Producer (3)Producer (2)Author (1)Creator (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
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, 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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
5.9
Four Against the Bank
Director
2016 Movie
5.9
Poseidon
Director
2006 Movie
7.2
Troy
Director
2004 Movie
6.5
Air Force One
Director
1997 Movie
6.6
Outbreak
Director
1995 Movie
7.0
In the Line of Fire
Director
1993 Movie
6.1
Shattered
Director
1991 Movie
6.9
Enemy Mine
Director
1985 Movie
7.2
The NeverEnding Story
Director
1984 Movie
8.1
Das Boot
Director
1981 Movie
5.9
Black and White Like Day and Night
Director
1978 Movie
6.2
The Consequence
Director
1977 Movie
4.5
Four Against the Bank
Director
1976 Movie
Die Stadt im Tal
Director
1975 Movie
4.4
One or the Other of Us
Director
1974 Movie
Van der Valk and the Rich
Director
1973 Movie
I Will Kill You, Wolf
Director
1971 Movie
The Cuckoo Years
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
The Foundling
Assistant Director
1967 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Wolfgang Petersen.
8.1
Das Boot
Director
1981 Movie
7.3
Bicentennial Man
Producer
1999 Movie
7.2
The NeverEnding Story
Director
1984 Movie
7.2
Troy
Director
2004 Movie
7.0
In the Line of Fire
Director
1993 Movie
6.9
Enemy Mine
Director
1985 Movie
6.6
Outbreak
Director
1995 Movie
6.5
Air Force One
Director
1997 Movie
6.5
Instinct
Executive Producer
1999 Movie
6.5
The Perfect Storm
Producer
2000 Movie
6.3
Red Corner
Executive Producer
1997 Movie
6.1
Shattered
Director
1991 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Wolfgang Petersen.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Wolfgang Petersen.
7.2
Troy
Director
2004 Movie
7.2
The NeverEnding Story
Director
1984 Movie
6.3
Red Corner
Executive Producer
1997 Movie
5.9
Poseidon
Director
2006 Movie
8.1
Das Boot
Director
1981 Movie
6.5
Instinct
Executive Producer
1999 Movie
6.5
Air Force One
Director
1997 Movie
6.1
Shattered
Director
1991 Movie
7.3
Bicentennial Man
Producer
1999 Movie
7.0
In the Line of Fire
Director
1993 Movie
6.6
Outbreak
Director
1995 Movie
6.5
The Perfect Storm
Producer
2000 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Wolfgang Petersen.
6.2
Scene of the Crime
Director • 6 eps
1970 Series
5.3
Wetten, dass..?
as Self • 2 eps
1981 Series
9.0
Bambi
as Self • 3 eps
1948 Series
6.5
NDR Talk Show
as Self • 1 eps
1979 Series
4.2
DAS!
as Self • 1 eps
1991 Series
4.9
HBO First Look
1 eps
1992 Series
6.5
The Agency
Creator
2001 Series
8.6
Das Boot
Screenplay • 6 eps
1985 Series
5.8
The Directors
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Wolfgang Petersen.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Wolfgang Petersen.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Wolfgang Petersen.
6.3
U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
7.2
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
2021 Movie
Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
as Self
2011 Movie
7.2
The NeverEnding Story
as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
1984 Movie
2.0
Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
as Self
1981 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Wolfgang Petersen.