As Director
Poseidon
2006
5.9
Wolfgang Petersen
Directing
Birth Date
March 14, 1941
Place of Birth
Emden, Germany
Date of Death
August 12, 2022
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
Troy
2004
7.2
As Director
The Perfect Storm
2000
6.5
As Director
Air Force One
1997
6.5
As Director
Outbreak
1995
6.6
As Director
In the Line of Fire
1993
7.0
As Director, As Writer
Shattered
1991
6.1
As Director
Enemy Mine
1985
7.0
As Director, As Writer
The NeverEnding Story
1984
7.2
As Director, As Writer
Das Boot
1981
8.1
As Director, As Writer
The Consequence
1977
6.4
As Director
Smog
1973
6.3