Wolfgang Petersen
Directing
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,…
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The NeverEnding Story
1984
Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
Wetten, dass..?
1981
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HBO First Look
1992
The Directors
1999
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Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
2021
Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director
DAS!
1991
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NDR Talk Show
1979
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U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'
2023
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Das Boot: Behind The Scenes
1981
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Bambi
1948
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Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat
2011
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