Directing
Wolfgang Petersen
- Career
Active from 1965 to 2016, busiest in 1985 with 3 main titles.
- Average score
65/100
- 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.
Rarely in their work
- Cringe Humor0.7, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy0.9, average 2.4
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Absurdist Humor0.7, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Masterful Sound Design 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Visual Spectacle 2
- Character-Driven Investigation 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJörg-Michael BaldeniusCinematographerPlanübung, Ich Nicht, I Will Kill You, Wolf, Black and White Like Day and Night, Four Against the Bank, +3 more
- HHannes NikelEditorDas Boot, Enemy Mine, Shattered, Planübung, Black and White Like Day and Night, +2 more
Klaus DoldingerComposerDas Boot, The NeverEnding Story, Black and White Like Day and Night, Four Against the Bank, One or the Other of Us- NNils SustrateComposerI Will Kill You, Wolf, Stadt auf Stelzen, The Consequence, Pinned to the Ground, Van der Valk and the Rich
Jürgen ProchnowActorDas Boot, One or the Other of Us, The Consequence, Hans in Luck
Otto SanderActorFour Against the Bank, One or the Other of Us
Rene RussoActorOutbreak, In the Line of Fire
James HornerComposerTroy, The Perfect Storm
Michael BallhausCinematographerOutbreak, Air Force One- PPeter HonessEditorTroy, Poseidon
Richard Francis-BruceEditorAir Force One, The Perfect Storm
Jost VacanoCinematographerDas Boot, The NeverEnding Story
Movies and TV shows
32Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
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2010s
1 title · average score 58
GoodWatch score 58Director
2000s
4 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch score 47Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 63Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 72Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 58Producer, Director
1990s
8 titles · average score 58
GoodWatch score 54Producer
GoodWatch score 50Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 68Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 42Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 62Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 79Director, Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 58TV show
GoodWatch score 51Director, Screenplay
1980s
3 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch score 64Director
GoodWatch score 70as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 88Screenplay, Director
1970s
11 titles · average score 60
Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 62Director, Screenplay
Director
Director
GoodWatch score 57Director
Director
GoodWatch score 63Director, Author
Director
Director
Director, Writer
1960s
5 titles
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Director