Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen

Wolfgang Petersen was a German-born screenwriter, producer and film director who spent most of his career in the United States. In the 1960s he began working directing plays at the Ernst Deutsch Theater in Hamburg. After becoming interested in theater in Berlin and Hamburg, Petersen attended the Berlin Film and Television Academy (1966-70). His first productions were for German state television, and it was during his work on the popular crime series Crime Scene that he met actor Jürgen Prochnow, who would later appear in his iconic film Das Boot (1981). His other films include The NeverEnding Story (1984), cult film Enemy Mine (1985), Shattered (1991), In the Line of Fire (1993), Outbreak (1995), Air Force One (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), Troy (2004), Poseidon (2006) and Four Against the Bank (2016), his latest film.

  • Title: Wolfgang Petersen
  • Popularity: 8.847
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1941-03-14
  • Place of Birth: Emden, Germany
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  • Also Known As: Вольфганг Петерсен
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Wolfgang Petersen Movies

  • 1981
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    Das Boot: Behind The Scenes

    Das Boot: Behind The Scenes

    2 1981 HD

    Comprehensive classic piece that looks at the process of creating the movie, told with a strong, well-constructed narrative that plays almost as a...

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  • 1996
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    Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung

    Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung

    1 1996 HD

    Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.

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  • 2005
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    Filmlegenden. Deutsch

    Filmlegenden. Deutsch

    1 2005 HD

    A parade of well-known actors and directors from Germany

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  • 2013
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    Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

    Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

    1 2013 HD

    Documentary about Hollywood.

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  • 2011
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    Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat

    Wolfgang Petersen: Back to the Boat

    1 2011 HD

    Author Gundolf S. Freyermuth goes Back to the Boat with director Wolfgang Petersen, star Jürgen Prochnow, and others to discuss the production...

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  • 2021
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    Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

    Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

    6.6 2021 HD

    In 1981, a film about the misadventures of a German U-boat crew in 1941 becomes a worldwide hit almost four decades after the end of the World War...

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  • 2023
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    U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'

    U-96, The True Story of 'Das Boot'

    5.5 2023 HD

    Today, 80 years after the events and 40 years after the film, these images and testimonies shed an unexpected light on the reality of the fiction...

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  • 2012
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    Der Bernd

    Der Bernd

    10 2012 HD

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  • 2002
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    Starbuck Holger Meins

    Starbuck Holger Meins

    4.3 2002 HD

    Twenty-five years after the death of Holger Meins, filmmaker and former student friend of the deceased, Gerd Conradt takes an in-depth look at the...

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  • 2005
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    Gottschalk meets Petersen

    Gottschalk meets Petersen

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2014
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    And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

    6.971 2014 HD

    The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...

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  • 1984
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    The NeverEnding Story

    The NeverEnding Story

    7.197 1984 HD

    While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The...

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  • 1981
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    Das Boot

    Das Boot

    8.089 1981 HD

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  • 1981
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    Das Boot

    Das Boot

    8.089 1981 HD

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  • 2006
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    Poseidon

    Poseidon

    5.9 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Poseidon

    Poseidon

    5.9 2006 HD

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  • 2004
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    Troy

    Troy

    7.163 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Troy

    Troy

    7.163 2004 HD

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  • 1991
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    Shattered

    Shattered

    6.2 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Shattered

    Shattered

    6.2 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Shattered

    Shattered

    6.2 1991 HD

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  • 2000
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    The Perfect Storm

    The Perfect Storm

    6.5 2000 HD

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  • 2000
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    The Perfect Storm

    The Perfect Storm

    6.5 2000 HD

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  • 1973
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    Smog

    Smog

    6.3 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Smog

    Smog

    6.3 1973 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Consequence

    The Consequence

    6.4 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Consequence

    The Consequence

    6.4 1977 HD

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  • 1995
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    Outbreak

    Outbreak

    6.555 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    Outbreak

    Outbreak

    6.555 1995 HD

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  • 1985
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    Enemy Mine

    Enemy Mine

    6.936 1985 HD

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  • 1999
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    Instinct

    Instinct

    6.461 1999 HD

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  • 1993
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    In the Line of Fire

    In the Line of Fire

    7 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    In the Line of Fire

    In the Line of Fire

    7 1993 HD

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  • 1997
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    Air Force One

    Air Force One

    6.481 1997 HD

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  • 1997
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    Air Force One

    Air Force One

    6.481 1997 HD

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  • 1984
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    The NeverEnding Story

    The NeverEnding Story

    7.197 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    The NeverEnding Story

    The NeverEnding Story

    7.197 1984 HD

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  • 1976
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    Hans in Luck

    Hans in Luck

    2 1976 HD

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  • 1978
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    Black and White Like Day and Night

    Black and White Like Day and Night

    5.9 1978 HD

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  • 1974
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    One or the Other of Us

    One or the Other of Us

    4.8 1974 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Agency

    The Agency

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1975
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    Die Stadt im Tal

    Die Stadt im Tal

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1976
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    Four Against the Bank

    Four Against the Bank

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1975
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    Stellenweise Glatteis

    Stellenweise Glatteis

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1967
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    Der Eine - der Andere

    Der Eine - der Andere

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Der Eine - der Andere

    Der Eine - der Andere

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1973
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    Van der Valk and the Rich

    Van der Valk and the Rich

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1977
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    Planübung

    Planübung

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    Planübung

    Planübung

    1 1977 HD

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  • 2016
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    Four Against the Bank

    Four Against the Bank

    5.953 2016 HD

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  • 1965
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    Stadt auf Stelzen

    Stadt auf Stelzen

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Cuckoo Years

    The Cuckoo Years

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1974
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    Pinned to the Ground

    Pinned to the Ground

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1967
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    Der Findling

    Der Findling

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1969
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    Ich Nicht

    Ich Nicht

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Ich Nicht

    Ich Nicht

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1971
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    I Will Kill You, Wolf

    I Will Kill You, Wolf

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    I Will Kill You, Wolf

    I Will Kill You, Wolf

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1999
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    Bicentennial Man

    Bicentennial Man

    7.3 1999 HD

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  • 1997
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    Red Corner

    Red Corner

    6.331 1997 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Directors

    The Directors

    5.1 1999 HD

    Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.

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  • 1981
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    Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

    5.5 1981 HD

    A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.

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  • 1978
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    Bio’s Bahnhof

    Bio’s Bahnhof

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1982
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    Na sowas!

    Na sowas!

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1966
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    Goldene Kamera Verleihung

    Goldene Kamera Verleihung

    3.5 1966 HD

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  • 1948
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    Bambi Awards

    Bambi Awards

    9 1948 HD

    The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in...

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  • 1964
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    Grimme-Preis-Verleihung

    Grimme-Preis-Verleihung

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1979
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    Bayerischer Filmpreis

    Bayerischer Filmpreis

    1 1979 HD

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  • 2006
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    Filmlegenden. Deutsch

    Filmlegenden. Deutsch

    8 2006 HD

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  • 1991
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    DAS!

    DAS!

    4.8 1991 HD

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  • 1979
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    NDR Talk Show

    NDR Talk Show

    6.5 1979 HD

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  • 1977
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    Bitte umblättern

    Bitte umblättern

    6 1977 HD

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  • 1992
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    HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

    4.9 1992 HD

    HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in 1992 with a documentary on A League of...

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  • 1970
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    HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

    6.1 1970 HD

    Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the...

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  • 1970
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    HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

    8.636 1970 HD

    Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat...

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  • 1970
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    HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

    8.636 1970 HD

    Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat...

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  • 1970
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    HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

    7 1970 HD

    The Agency is a CBS television drama that followed the inner-workings of the CIA. The series was created by Michael Frost Beckner and was executive...

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  • 1970
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    HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

    8.636 1970 HD

    Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat...

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