Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for two
Academy Awards for the World War II
submarine warfare film
Das Boot (1981). His other films include
The NeverEnding Story (1984),
Enemy Mine (1985),
In the Line of Fire (1993),
Outbreak (1995),
Air Force One (1997),
The Perfect Storm (2000),
Troy (2004), and
Poseidon (2006).
Filmography
Film
Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 1968
Die rote Fahne Yes
Short film 1969
Ich nicht Yes Yes
Short film 1969
Der Eine, der Andere Yes Yes
Short film 1971
Ich werde dich töten, Wolf Yes Yes
1974
One or the Other of Us Yes
1981
Das Boot Yes Yes
1984
The NeverEnding Story Yes Yes
1985
Enemy Mine Yes
1991
Shattered Yes Yes Yes
1993
In the Line of Fire Yes
1995
Outbreak Yes
Yes
1997
Air Force One Yes
Yes
2000
The Perfect Storm Yes
2004
Troy Yes
Yes
2006
Poseidon Yes
Yes
2016
Vier gegen die Bank Yes
Yes