Wolfgang Petersen

Director and producer. Born 14 March 1941 in Emden, Germany. Died 12 August 2022.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 8 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

14 March 1941, Emden, Germany

Died

12 August 2022

Active

1981–2006

Frequently works with

Gail Katz, Dean Riesner, Herbert Grönemeyer, Hubertus Bengsch, Jürgen Prochnow, Klaus Wennemann, Martin Semmelrogge, Rene Russo

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

69Fi1m

65Critics

We rate Wolfgang’s work 4 points above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 794

Under 602

Of 8 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 7 films, 1 series
Screen time: 14 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.3bn across 7 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscar nominations
Active: 1981–2006

Genres

Drama6
Thriller6
Action5
Adventure2
Mystery2
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

89BestDas Boot1981

55WorstPoseidon2006

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51960s

141970s

51980s

81990s

52000s

22010s

Co-stars most worked with

Herbert Grönemeyer2 titles

Hubertus Bengsch2 titles

Jürgen Prochnow2 titles

Klaus Wennemann2 titles

Martin Semmelrogge2 titles

Rene Russo2 titles

Producers most worked with

Gail Katz3 titles

Wolfgang Petersen