Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic "Das Boot" propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career that included the films "In the Line of Fire," "Air Force One" ...

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

The Oscar-nominated German director found success in Hollywood with throwback disaster epics like "The Perfect Storm" and family fare including "The NeverEnding Story." Wolfgang Petersen, the ...

Wolfgang Petersen, whose German-language film “Das Boot” launched a successful Hollywood filmmaking career that included star-studded films like “Air Force One” and “The Perfect Storm,” has died, a ...

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 ...

German-American film director Wolfgang Petersen passed away at the age of 81. He was known as one of the best action directors of recent decades, with films like Das Boot, The NeverEnding Story, and ...

Private funeral services were pending today for Wolfgang Petersen, who scored a pair of Oscar nominations for writing and directing the tension-filled German-language U-boat drama “Das Boot” and went ...

Wolfgang Petersen, the writer and director known for "Das Boot" and "Air Force One" died Friday at 81. According to a representative, Petersen died from pancreatic cancer at his Brentwood home in the ...

Academy Award-nominated director Wolfgang Petersen — who rose to fame with his German-language film “Das Boot” — has died. He was 81. Petersen died of pancreatic cancer in the arms of his wife of ...

Wolfgang Petersen, who rode his acclaimed German-language film “Das Boot” into a career directing Hollywood blockbusters such as “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One,” “The Perfect Storm” and “Troy,” ...