NEW YORK (AP) — Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic “Das Boot” propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career that included the films “In the Line of Fire,” ...
After writing and directing the antiwar classic, he helmed 'Air Force One,' 'In the Line of Fire,' 'Outbreak' and 'The Perfect Storm' in Hollywood. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Petersen ...
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He received an Oscar nomination for Wolfgang Petersen's submarine classic and enjoyed a two-decade collaboration with Paul Verhoeven. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor German cinematographer Jost Vacano ...
The international success of the film Das Boot by Wolfgang Petersen made U-96 one of the most famous submarines in cinematic history. But the true story of one of Hitler's most fearsome U-boats and ...
Wolfgang Petersen, the German director who helmed some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, has passed away at the age of 81 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. It’s another big loss for ...
The ocean was in many ways his natural habitat, as borne out by “Poseidon,” his proficient 2006 remake of “The Poseidon Adventure,” and especially “Das Boot,” the 1981 submarine-set nail biter that ...
When Bavaria Fiction executive producer Moritz Polter looks out at the company’s backlot from his office window, he can see the original sets built for “Das Boot,” the classic 1981 movie set in the ...