Das Boot (1981)
His six time Oscar nominated masterpiece.
He himself was nominated for Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
In 1966 he changed to the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin where he did some short movies. And thereby he also stage-managed some theatre plays in Hamburg.
After directing a few movie productions, including detective stories for TV (Tatort) and several other movies for TV, he had his big break-through with the movie Das Boot (1981) from Bavaria Film.
When you look at the legacy of Wolfgang Petersen, Which is your favorite movie/aspect of his work?
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