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2022-08-17 -Obits-

Wolfgang Petersen, 'Air Force One' Director, Dead at 81

[Collider] Acclaimed Hollywood director Wolfgang Petersen revered for his string of blockbusters movies has passed away The German filmmaker took Hollywood by storm after the massive success of his World War II movie Das Boot, a movie credited with revolutionizing action movies for its era. He made his mark in Hollywood writing and directing classic blockbusters from In the Line of Fire starring Clint Eastwood to Airforce One starring Harrison Ford. He was 81 years old at the time of his death.

Petersen reportedly passed away on Friday, August 12 at his home in Brentwood in the arms of his loving wife, Maria Antoinette to whom he was married for 50 years. The filmmaker lost his life to pancreatic cancer.
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Posted by badanov 2022-08-17 09:20|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Das Boat was great.

Posted by ruprecht 2022-08-17 10:01|| 2022-08-17 10:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Film Trailer.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-17 10:07|| 2022-08-17 10:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Got scr*wed by the Academy. Das Boot was also released an English language dubbed version so instead of being in the Best Foreign Film category where it should have been it was up against the regular Best Film competition.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-17 17:35|| 2022-08-17 17:35|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't snob many movies, but Das Boot must be German audio. I have to use English subs to get the whole dialogue, but German audio.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-17 17:58|| 2022-08-17 17:58|| Front Page Top

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