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Wolfgang Petersen

Born on March 14, 1941 in Emden, Germany

Breaking into the entertainment business in 1960 as assistant director for Hamburg's Ernest Deutsch Theatre, German filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen went on to Berlin's German Film and Television Academy. Read Full Biography

Year	Award	Category	Movie	Result
1982	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Best Director	Das Boot	Nominated
1982	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Best Adapted Screenplay	Das Boot	Nominated
1982	Directors Guild of America	Best Director	Das Boot	Nominated

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