Wolfgang Petersen Biography (1941-)

Born March 14, 1941, in Emden, Germany. Addresses: Agent: Rand Halston, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Nationality

German

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, director, writer

Birth Details

March 14, 1941

Emden, Germany

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
• Der Eine--Der Andere, 1967
• Ich nicht, 1969
• Ich werde dich toeten, Wolf (documentary; also known as I WillKill You, Wolf), 1971
• (And producer) Einer von uns beiden (also known as One of Us and One or the Other of Us), 1973, Transocean International, 1978
• Die Konsequenz (also known as The Consequence), Almi CinemaV/Prestige, 1977
• Schwarz und weiss wie Tage und Naechte (also known as Black andWhite Like Days and Nights), Monaco/Radiant/Osterreichischer Rundfunk Fernsehen/Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 1978
• Das Boot (also known as The Boat), Columbia, 1981
• The Neverending Story (also known as Die unendliche Geschichte), Warner Bros., 1984
• Enemy Mine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
• (And producer) Shattered, 1991
• (And executive producer) In the Line of Fire, 1993
• (And producer) Outbreak, Warner Bros., 1995
• (And producer) Air Force One (also known as AFO), Columbia,1997
• Executive producer, Red Corner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
• Executive producer, Instinct, Buena Vista, 1999
• Producer, Bicentennial Man, Buena Vista, 1999
• (And producer) The Perfect Storm, Warner Bros., 2000
• Television Director
• Miniseries
• Die Stadt im Tal (also known as The Town in the Valley), 1975
• Das Boot (also known as The Boat; original version of the screenplay), 1981
• Episodic
• "Blechschaden," Tatort (also known as Scene of the Crime),1971
• "Strandgut," Tatort (also known as Scene of the Crime), 1972
• "Jagdrevier," Tatort (also known as Scene of the Crime), 1973
• "Nachtfrost," Tatort (also known as Scene of the Crime), 1974
• "Reifezeugnis" (also known as "For Your Love Only"), Tatort (alsoknown as Scene of the Crime), 1977, released as a film by Cannon Releasing, 1982
• Other Television Work
• Director
• Anna und Toto, 1972
• Van der Valk und die Reichen (also known as Van der Valk and the Rich), 1973
• Smog, 1973
• Aufs Kreuz gelegt (also known as Pinned to the Ground), 1974
• Stellenweise Glatteis (also known as Icy in Spots), 1975
• Kurzschluss, 1975
• Vier gegen die Bank (also known as Four against the Bank),1976
• Hans im Glueck (also known as Hans's Good Fortune), 1976
• Planuebung (also known as The Rehearsal), 1977
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• A Day With ..., 1997
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With Alexander Ziegler) Die Konsequenz (also known as The Consequence), Almi Cinema V/Prestige, 1977
• (With Karl-Heinz Willschrei and Jochen Wedegartner) Schwarz und weisswie Tage und Naechte (also known as Black and White Like Days and Nights), Monaco/Radiant/Osterreichischer Rundfunk Fernsehen/Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 1978
• Das Boot (also known as The Boat; abridged version of the miniseries), Columbia, 1981
• (With Herman Weigel) The Neverending Story (also known as Die unendliche Geschichte), Warner Bros., 1984
• Shattered, 1991
• Television Miniseries
• Das Boot (also known as The Boat; original version of the screenplay), 1981
• Television Episodes
• (With Herbert Lichtenfeld) "Reifezeugnis" (also known as "For Your Love Only"), Tatort, 1977, released as a film by Cannon Releasing, 1982
• Other Television Scripts
• Vier gegen die Bank (also known as Four against the Bank),1976
• Planuebung (also known as The Rehearsal), 1977

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, July, 2000, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1996.

• Movieline, pp. 60-65.
• Starlog, May, 1995 .
• Total Film, October, 1997, pp. 26-29.