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Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
TELMUNSat, Jul 26, 4:00 PMEn la LĂ­nea de FuegoBuy
MOMAXeThu, Jul 31, 2:05 AMPoseidonBuy
MOMAXeThu, Jul 31, 3:45 AMMaking of 'Poseidon'Buy
IONThu, Jul 31, 8:00 PMThe NeverEnding StoryBuy
TBSFri, Aug 1, 10:00 AMAir Force OneBuy
TBSSat, Aug 2, 12:40 AMAir Force OneBuy
AMCWed, Aug 6, 8:00 PMTroyBuy

Wolfgang Petersen Biography

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  • Birth Place: Emden, Germany
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/14/1941, Pisces
  • Profession: Director; producer; screenwriter
Wolfgang Petersen Fast Facts:
  • Decided to become a filmmaker at age 11.
  • Worked as an actor and director in the Hamburg Ernest Deutsch Theater before attending Berlin's Film and Television Academy.
  • At $12 million, his World War II drama Das Boot (1981) was the most expensive German film ever made at the time. It was money well spent, as the film snagged six Oscar nods, including two for Petersen for directing and best adapted screenplay.
  • First English-language film was the 1984 fantasy The NeverEnding Story.
  • Best known for helming the blockbusters In the Line of Fire (1993), Air Force One (1997) and The Perfect Storm (2000), for which he was named ShoWest's Director of the Year.
    Wolfgang Petersen Relationships:
  • Daniel Petersen - Son
  • Maria Dow - Ex-wife
  • Maria Petersen - Wife
  • Mariah Angela Dow Petersen - Daughter
  • Miriam Camila Dow - Daughter

  • Wolfgang Petersen Awards:
  • 1982 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1982 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee

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