Wolfgang Petersen

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 limits.

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach

Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana

A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman

When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close

A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James

After losing their respective nest eggs thanks to a bumbling bank employee, three men use him to plot a bold and batty heist to get their money back.

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Jan Josef Liefers, Til Schweiger, Matthias Schweighöfer

Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet shop owner and part time private detective Gus Klein who has supposedly done some work for him prior to the accident. Klein helps Merrick to find out more...

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane

A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.

Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Jacinda Barrett