WOLFGANG PETERSEN

Wolfgang Petersen (born March 14, 1941) is a German director and screenwriter.
He was twice nominated for an Oscar in 1981 for his film Das Boot.

He was successful at the box office with In the Line of Fire (1993) starring Clint Eastwood, The Perfect Storm (2001) with George Clooney and Troy (2004) with Brad Pitt.

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