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Wolfgang Petersen

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Wolfgang Petersen was a German-born screenwriter, producer and film director who spent most of his career in the United States. In the 1960s he began working directing plays at the Ernst Deutsch Theater in Hamburg. After becoming interested in theater in Berlin and Hamburg, Petersen attended the Berlin Film and Television Academy (1966-70). His first productions were for German state television, and it was during his work on the popular crime series Crime Scene that he met actor Jürgen Prochnow, who would later appear in his iconic film Das Boot (1981). His other films include The NeverEnding Story (1984), cult film Enemy Mine (1985), Shattered (1991), In the Line of Fire (1993), Outbreak (1995), Air Force One (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), Troy (2004), Poseidon (2006) and Four Against the Bank (2016), his latest film.

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Wolfgang Petersen war ein deutscher Filmregisseur, Drehbuchautor und Filmproduzent. Internationale Aufmerksamkeit bekam er durch den deutschen Kinofilm Das Boot.

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볼프강 페터젠

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Wolfgang Petersen fue un guionista, productor y director de cine nacido en Alemania que desarrolló la mayor parte de su carrera en los Estados Unidos. En los sesenta empezó a trabajar dirigiendo obras teatrales en el Ernst Deutsch Theater de Hamburgo. Después de interesarse por el teatro en Berlín y Hamburgo, Petersen asistió a la Academia de Cine y Televisión de Berlín (1966-70). Sus primeras producciones fueron para la televisión estatal alemana, y fue durante su trabajo en la popular serie policíaca «Crime scene» cuando conoció al actor Jürgen Prochnow, que más tarde aparecería en su icónica película «El submarino» (1981). Otras de sus películas son «La historia interminable» (1984), «Enemigo mío» (1985), «La noche de los cristales rotos» (1991), «En la línea de fuego» (1993), «Estallido» (1995), «Air Force One» (1997), «La tormenta perfecta» (2000), «Troya» (2004), «Poseidón» (2006) y «Cuatro contra el banco» (2016), su última película.

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