Directing
Wolfgang Petersen
- Titles
- 43movies19TV shows
- Career
Active from 1965 to 2016, busiest in 1975 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 32titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- 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.
- Warfare4.0average 1.2
- Adrenaline7.0average 5.1
- Tension7.9average 6.1
- Politics4.4average 2.6
- Violence5.6average 4.3
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
- Melancholy5.3average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.8, average 2.2
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor0.8, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Survival Story 2
- High Stakes 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Action-Packed 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Character-Driven Investigation 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJörg-Michael BaldeniusCinematographerIch Nicht, Four Against the Bank, Planübung, Black and White Like Day and Night, The Consequence, +3 more
- HHannes NikelEditorDas Boot, Enemy Mine, Shattered, Four Against the Bank, Planübung, +2 more
Klaus DoldingerComposerThe NeverEnding Story, Das Boot, Four Against the Bank, Black and White Like Day and Night, One or the Other of Us- NNils SustrateComposerThe Consequence, Pinned to the Ground, I Will Kill You, Wolf, Van der Valk and the Rich, Stadt auf Stelzen
Jürgen ProchnowActorDas Boot, The Consequence, One or the Other of Us, Hans in Luck
Hans Peter KorffActorDer Eine - der Andere, Die Stadt im Tal
Otto SanderActorFour Against the Bank, One or the Other of Us
Klaus SchwarzkopfActorOne or the Other of Us, Stellenweise Glatteis
Dieter KirchlechnerActorPinned to the Ground, Die Stadt im Tal
Günter LamprechtActorPlanübung, Stellenweise Glatteis
Günther NeutzeActorFour Against the Bank, Stellenweise Glatteis
Claudia ButenuthActorPlanübung, Die Stadt im Tal
Movies and TV shows
35Upcoming
1 title
74
Reifezeugni
Writer, Director
2010s
1 title · average score 58
58
Four Against the Bank (2016)
Director
2000s
4 titles · average score 60
48
Poseidon (2006)
Director, Producer
64
Troy (2004)
Director, Producer
72
The Agency (2003)
Executive Producer
58
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Director, Producer
1990s
8 titles · average score 59
54
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Producer
50
Instinct (1999)
Executive Producer
68
Air Force One (1997)
Director, Producer
42
Red Corner (1997)
Executive Producer
62
Outbreak (1995)
Producer, Director
79
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Director, Executive Producer
59
HBO First Look (1992)
TV show
63
Shattered (1991)
Director, Screenplay
1980s
3 titles · average score 74
64
Enemy Mine (1985)
Director
71
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
as Man Who Drops Milk (uncredited)
88
Das Boot (1981)
Screenplay, Director
1970s
13 titles · average score 61
62
The Consequence (1977)
Screenplay, Director
Planübung (1977)
Writer, Director
Four Against the Bank (1976)
Director
Hans in Luck (1976)
Director
Stellenweise Glatteis (1975)
Director
57
One or the Other of Us (1974)
Director
Pinned to the Ground (1974)
Director
65
Smog (1973)
Author, Director
Van der Valk and the Rich (1973)
Director
Anna and Totó (1972)
Director
I Will Kill You, Wolf (1971)
Writer, Director
1960s
5 titles
Ich Nicht (1969)
Director, Writer
Der Eine - der Andere (1967)
Director, Writer
The Foundling (1967)
Assistant Director
The Cuckoo Years (1967)
Assistant Director
Stadt auf Stelzen (1965)
Director