A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their ...

After writing and directing the antiwar classic, he helmed 'Air Force One,' 'In the Line of Fire,' 'Outbreak' and 'The Perfect Storm' in Hollywood. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Petersen ...

Anyone who thinks spending three-and-a-half hours trapped in a darkened room might be a tough call should be made to watch Das Boot - and count themselves lucky. Lucky on two counts as it happens: ...

He combined jazz and classical orchestral music with early synth sounds and created the theme for Germany's No. 1 TV series, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A sequel series to “Das Boot” is among the week’s high-profile viewing choices: “Das Boot” (Monday, June 17, Hulu): This eight-episode German miniseries is a sequel to director ...

Originally released back in the early days of DVD (1997), the Director's Cut of Wolfgang Peterson's Das Boot has always been a popular staple for many collections. The disc featured the 210-minute cut ...

Instead of the slick superficiality of Bryan Singer’s Nazi adventure-thriller “Valkyrie,” revisit Wolfgang Petersen’s “Das Boot” (1982), an emotionally gripping exercise in suspense that never loses ...

The film was an international success when it appeared nearly 30 years ago. Now "Das Boot" is being relaunched as an eight-part series on pay TV network Sky, this time with strong roles for women. The ...

The successful action director died at his home in Los Angeles after losing a battle with cancer, his assistant said. His World War II submarine epic "Das Boot" was a worldwide success Wolfgang ...

He made it big in Hollywood, but he’s best remembered for a harrowing, Oscar-nominated German film set inside a U-boat in World War II. By A.J. Goldmann Wolfgang Petersen, one of a handful of foreign ...