# Wolfgang Petersen

> Wolfgang Petersen was a German film and television director, screenwriter and producer. His international breakthrough was the war film Das Boot (1981), which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. He subsequently directed the blockbuster fantasy film The Never Ending Story (1984), based on the 1979 novel of the same name.

*German film director (1941-2022)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/wolfgang-petersen

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1941-03-14
- **Died:** 2022-08-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 58.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 25.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000583/ (@nm0000583)

## Sources
- [沃尔夫冈·彼得森](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%83%E5%B0%94%E5%A4%AB%E5%86%88%C2%B7%E5%BD%BC%E5%BE%97%E6%A3%AE)
- [ウォルフガング・ペーターゼン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BC%E3%83%B3)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Петерсен, Вольфганг](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%84%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Βόλφγκανγκ Πέτερσεν](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CF%8C%CE%BB%CF%86%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA_%CE%A0%CE%AD%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%BD)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [ولفگانگ پترسن](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF_%D9%BE%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%86)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [וולפגנג פיטרסן](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%92_%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%9F)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Վոլֆգանգ Փեթերսեն](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%B8%D5%AC%D6%86%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A3_%D5%93%D5%A5%D5%A9%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%BD%D5%A5%D5%B6)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wikiquote](https://de.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c8b5281-329a-4979-a4bd-26fc0bd51126)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)
- [Wolfgang Petersen](https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Petersen)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/wolfgang-petersen