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Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
BRAVOFri, Jul 10, 5:30 PMOutbreakBuy
BRAVOSat, Jul 11, 1:00 AMOutbreakBuy
TNTSun, Jul 12, 1:30 AMAir Force OneBuy
TNTSun, Jul 12, 5:30 PMAir Force OneBuy
MOMAXeWed, Jul 15, 6:45 PMThe Perfect StormBuy
FMCFri, Jul 17, 6:00 PMEnemy MineBuy
FMCSat, Jul 18, 4:00 AMEnemy MineBuy

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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