Wolfgang Petersen, Blockbuster Filmmaker Of ‘Das Boot,’ Dies At 81

Wolfgang Petersen pictured during a screening of his film “Poseidon.” Jun Sato via Getty Images NEW YORK (AP) — Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic “Das Boot” propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career that included the films “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One” and “The Perfect Storm,” has died. He was 81. Petersen died Friday at his home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood after a battle with pancreatic cancer, said representative Michelle Bega. Advertisement Petersen, born in Emden, Germany, made two features before his 1982 breakthrough, “Das Boot.” Then the… Read Full Article