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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brock Peters to Jonathan Prince
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
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
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Der Eine--Der Andere, 1967
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Ich nicht, 1969
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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
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Die Konsequenz (also known as The Consequence), Almi CinemaV/Prestige, 1977
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Schwarz und weiss wie Tage und Naechte (also known as Black andWhite Like Days and Nights), Monaco/Radiant/Osterreichischer Rundfunk Fernsehen/Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 1978
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Das Boot (also known as The Boat), Columbia, 1981
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The Neverending Story (also known as Die unendliche Geschichte), Warner Bros., 1984
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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
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Television Director
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Miniseries
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Die Stadt im Tal (also known as The Town in the Valley), 1975
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Das Boot (also known as The Boat; original version of the screenplay), 1981
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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
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Other Television Work
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Director
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Anna und Toto, 1972
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Van der Valk und die Reichen (also known as Van der Valk and the Rich), 1973
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Smog, 1973
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Aufs Kreuz gelegt (also known as Pinned to the Ground), 1974
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Stellenweise Glatteis (also known as Icy in Spots), 1975
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Kurzschluss, 1975
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Vier gegen die Bank (also known as Four against the Bank),1976
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Hans im Glueck (also known as Hans's Good Fortune), 1976
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Planuebung (also known as The Rehearsal), 1977
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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A Day With ..., 1997
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WRITINGS
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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
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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
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Shattered, 1991
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Television Miniseries
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Das Boot (also known as The Boat; original version of the screenplay), 1981
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Television Episodes
- (With Herbert Lichtenfeld) "Reifezeugnis" (also known as "For Your Love Only"), Tatort, 1977, released as a film by Cannon Releasing, 1982
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Other Television Scripts
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Vier gegen die Bank (also known as Four against the Bank),1976
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Planuebung (also known as The Rehearsal), 1977
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, July, 2000, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1996.
Periodicals:
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Movieline, pp. 60-65.
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Starlog, May, 1995 .
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Total Film, October, 1997, pp. 26-29.
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