Wolfgang Petersen - biography

“We like Batman - we understand him, we suffer with him.  On the other hand, we want to be Superman.  But they’re conflicting philosophies.  Let’s bring them together in one movie and see how we, as an audience, wrestle with our inner demons.”

“Achilles was like a rock star of his day so it made sense to have Brad Pitt playing him.”

Wolfgang Petersen directed the following films:
Ich werde dich töten, Wolf (1971)
One or the Other (1974)
Die Konsequenz (1977)
Das Boot (1981)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
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)


Wolfgang Petersen contributed to the screenplay for the following films:
Ich werde dich töten, Wolf (1971)
Die Konsequenz (1977)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Shattered (1991)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Outbreak (1995)
Air Force One (1997)