Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen was a German-born screenwriter, producer and film director who built most of his career in the United States. In the sixties he began directing stage plays at the Ernst Deutsch Theater in Hamburg. After developing an interest in theater in Berlin and Hamburg, Petersen attended the Berlin Academy of Film and Television (1966-70). His first productions were for German state television, and it was during his work on the popular police series "Crime scene" that he met the actor Jürgen Prochnow, who would later appear in his iconic film "Das Boot" (1981). Other films by him include "The NeverEnding Story" (1984), "Enemy Mine" (1985), "Night Crossing" (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 last film.