Wolfgang Petersen, 'The Perfect Storm' and 'Das Boot' Director, Dead at 81
etonline.comand, has died. He was 81.The filmmaker died Friday at his home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to Petersen’s publicist, Michelle Bega.
She confirmed the news to multiple outlets on Tuesday.Petersen had a storied career in Hollywood and global film markets. His 1981 World War II blockbuster,, garnered him two Academy Award nominations.However, uninterested in being pigeonholed as an action director, Petersen tried his hand at fantasy with the 1984 dark fairy-tale classic followed a year later by the cult classic sci-fi film .Petersen returned to helming thrillers in the '90s, with (1993), followed by the nightmarish plague tale in 1995 — which saw a renewed spike in popularity on streaming platforms in 2020 at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.Petersen followed with the Harrison Ford action blockbuster in 1997, before returning to the ocean for 2000's, based on real events.
He would once again tell a story about maritime disaster with his 2006 film — a loose remake of the 1972 disaster flick .Between those, Petersen also directed Brad Pitt in one of his most celebrated action roles as the legendary Greek warrior Achilles in 2004's .In 2016, after a 10-year hiatus from directing, Petersen got behind a camera once more for his first feature-length German-language film since, the heist comedy He is survived by his wife, Maria, whom he wed in 1978, his son, Daniel, from his first marriage, and two grandchildren.
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