Wolfgang Petersen was a German film director, producer, and screenwriter.
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10 Facts About Wolfgang Petersen
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Wolfgang Petersen was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film Das Boot .
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Wolfgang Petersen was born on 14 March 1941 in Emden, the son of a naval officer.
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From 1953 to 1960, Wolfgang Petersen attended the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums in Hamburg.
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Wolfgang Petersen made his first films with an 8 mm camera while still at school.
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Wolfgang Petersen made his first theatrical feature film in 1974, the psychological thriller One or the Other of Us, based on the novel Einer von uns beiden by Horst Bosetzky and published anonymously under his pseudonym and starring Jurgen Prochnow.
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Wolfgang Petersen hit his stride in 1993 with the assassination thriller In the Line of Fire.
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For both Air Force One and Outbreak, Wolfgang Petersen teamed up with the German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, who has worked frequently with director Martin Scorsese.
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Wolfgang Petersen moved to Los Angeles in 1986 and subsequently acquired American citizenship.
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Wolfgang Petersen died of pancreatic cancer on 12 August 2022, at the age of 81, at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, United States.
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