Directing
Wolfgang Petersen
- Titles
- 40movies19TV shows
- Career
Active from 1965 to 2016, busiest in 1985 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 29titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Das Boot88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Warfare3.7average 1.2
- Adrenaline6.8average 4.9
- Tension7.7average 6.0
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Violence5.5average 4.2
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Scare3.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.9, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor0.8, average 2.0
- Physical Comedy1.2, average 2.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Suspenseful 2
- Survival Story 2
- Intense Action 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Character-Driven Investigation 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJörg-Michael BaldeniusCinematographerIch Nicht, I Will Kill You, Wolf, The Consequence, Planübung, Black and White Like Day and Night, +3 more
- HHannes NikelEditorDas Boot, Enemy Mine, Shattered, The Consequence, Planübung, +2 more
Klaus DoldingerComposerThe NeverEnding Story, Das Boot, Black and White Like Day and Night, Four Against the Bank, One or the Other of Us- NNils SustrateComposerI Will Kill You, Wolf, The Consequence, Van der Valk and the Rich, Stadt auf Stelzen, Pinned to the Ground
Jürgen ProchnowActorDas Boot, The Consequence, One or the Other of Us, Hans in Luck
Otto SanderActorFour Against the Bank, One or the Other of Us
Rene RussoActorIn the Line of Fire, Outbreak
James HornerComposerTroy, The Perfect Storm
Michael BallhausCinematographerAir Force One, Outbreak
John SealeCinematographerThe Perfect Storm, Poseidon
Richard Francis-BruceEditorAir Force One, The Perfect Storm
Wolfgang MengeWriterPlanübung, Four Against the Bank
Movies and TV shows
32Type
2010s
1 title · average score 58
Director
2000s
4 titles · average score 60
Director, Producer
Producer, Director
Executive Producer
Producer, Director
1990s
8 titles · average score 59
Producer
Executive Producer
Director, Producer
Executive Producer
Director, Producer
Director, Executive Producer
TV show
Producer, Director
1980s
3 titles · average score 74
Director
as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
Director, Screenplay
1970s
11 titles · average score 61
Director, Screenplay
Director, Writer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director, Author
Director
Director
Director, Writer
1960s
5 titles
Director, Writer
Director, Writer
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Director