Wolfgang Petersen
Birth Name:
Wolfgang Petersen
Birth Place:
Emden, Germany
Profession
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Won the Director of the Year Award at the 2001 ShoWest Convention
- Studied theater in Berlin and Hamburg and attended the Film and Television Academy in Berlin
- Has directed a number of suspense thrillers and action movies
- Has directed, written and produced a number of films dealing with the themes of war, most notably his World War II U-boat epic "Das Boot․"
- Directed a film about homosexual love in 1977 that, at the time, was so controversial that the Bavarian network turned off its transmitters so that it wouldn't have to broadcast the film
- Filmed "Das Boot" in chronological order over the course of two years in order to let the actors grow beards at a natural rate, and in order to ensure the pallor of their skin, he forbid the actors to go out into the sunlight until filming was over
Awards
- 1974Film Award in Gold - Best New Direction (Beste Nachwuchsregie):Winner
- 1978Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
- 1982Bavarian Film Award - Best Director (Regiepreis):Winner
- 1982Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Nominated
- 1983Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1983Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
- 1983BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 1983DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1984Bambi - Film - National:Winner
- 1985International Fantasy Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 1985Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Nominated
- 1986Antennae II AwardWinner
- 1986C.S.T. AwardWinner
- 1986Grand PrizeNominated
- 1986Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 1986Jupiter Award - Best International Film:Nominated
- 1991Critics AwardNominated
- 1995Bambi - Film - International:Winner
- 1996Golden Rooster - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
- 1997Bambi - Direction:Winner
- 2007Golden Camera - 25th Anniversary Camera:Winner