Directing
Wolfgang Petersen
- Titles
- 45movies19TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19652016
- Directed
- 32titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Das Boot87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Warfare4.2average 1.2
- Adrenaline7.2average 5.1
- Tension7.9average 6.1
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Violence5.7average 4.3
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor0.9, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor0.8, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Submarine Warfare 2
- Claustrophobic 2
- Bleak Realism 2
- World War II 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Survival Story 2
- High Stakes 2
- Action-Packed 2
- Character-Driven Drama 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- HHannes NikelEditorDas Boot, Enemy Mine, Shattered, The Consequence, Planübung, +3 more
Jürgen ProchnowActorDas Boot, The Consequence, The Boat: Director's Cut, One or the Other of Us, Hans in Luck
Klaus DoldingerComposerThe NeverEnding Story, Das Boot, Four Against the Bank, The Boat: Director's Cut, Black and White Like Day and Night- JJörg-Michael BaldeniusCinematographerThe Consequence, Four Against the Bank, Black and White Like Day and Night, Smog
Jost VacanoCinematographerThe NeverEnding Story, Das Boot, The Boat: Director's Cut- NNils SustrateComposerThe Consequence, Pinned to the Ground, Stadt auf Stelzen
Erwin LederActorDas Boot, The Boat: Director's Cut
Otto SanderActorFour Against the Bank, One or the Other of Us
Hans Peter KorffActorDer Eine - der Andere, Die Stadt im Tal
Heinz HoenigActorDas Boot, The Boat: Director's Cut
Klaus SchwarzkopfActorOne or the Other of Us, Stellenweise Glatteis
Martin MayActorDas Boot, The Boat: Director's Cut
Movies and TV shows
35Upcoming
1 titles
74
Reifezeugni
Writer, Director
2010s
1 titles · average score 58
58
Four Against the Bank (2016)
Director
2000s
4 titles · average score 67
58
Poseidon (2006)
Producer, Director
72
Troy (2004)
Producer, Director
75
The Agency (2003)
Executive Producer
64
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Producer, Director
1990s
9 titles · average score 65
70
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Producer
65
Instinct (1999)
Executive Producer
64
Air Force One (1997)
Director, Producer
63
Red Corner (1997)
Executive Producer
The Boat: Director's Cut (1997)
Director, Screenplay
65
Outbreak (1995)
Director, Producer
70
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Director, Executive Producer
56
HBO First Look (1992)
TV show
63
Shattered (1991)
Producer, Director
1980s
3 titles · average score 74
69
Enemy Mine (1985)
Director
72
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
82
Das Boot (1981)
Screenplay, Director
1970s
12 titles · average score 62
67
The Consequence (1977)
Director, Screenplay
Planübung (1977)
Director, Writer
Hans in Luck (1976)
Director
Four Against the Bank (1976)
Director
Stellenweise Glatteis (1975)
Director
Die Stadt im Tal (1975)
Director
58
One or the Other of Us (1974)
Director
Pinned to the Ground (1974)
Director
Van der Valk and the Rich (1973)
Director
Smog (1973)
Director, Author
I Will Kill You, Wolf (1971)
Director, Writer
1960s
5 titles
Ich Nicht (1969)
Writer, Director
Der Eine - der Andere (1967)
Director, Writer
The Cuckoo Years (1967)
Assistant Director
The Foundling (1967)
Assistant Director
Stadt auf Stelzen (1965)
Director