DAS BOOT. Jurgen Prochnow, Hubert Gronemeyer. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. At Village Seven. In German with English subtitles. Running time: 210 mins. Unrated. 3 STARS NOW A FORCE IN HOLLYWOOD, ...

Wolfgang Petersen’s 1981 “Das Boot” (“The Boat”), now stunningly restored, was one of the most shattering war movies of its decade: one of the few that combined real visceral thrills with an honestly ...

After writing and directing the antiwar classic, he helmed 'Air Force One,' 'In the Line of Fire,' 'Outbreak' and 'The Perfect Storm' in Hollywood. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Petersen ...

Wolfgang Petersen, whose German-language film “Das Boot” launched a successful Hollywood filmmaking career that included star-studded films like “Air Force One” and “The Perfect Storm,” has died, a ...

The American moviegoing public has never been especially enthusiastic about foreign-language films, but every now and then, a subtitled movie does cross over from the arthouse to the mainstream. The ...

Originally released back in the early days of DVD (1997), the Director's Cut of Wolfgang Peterson's Das Boot has always been a popular staple for many collections. The disc featured the 210-minute cut ...

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" ...

Academy Award-nominated director Wolfgang Petersen — who rose to fame with his German-language film “Das Boot” — has died. He was 81. Petersen died of pancreatic cancer in the arms of his wife of ...

He made it big in Hollywood, but he’s best remembered for a harrowing, Oscar-nominated German film set inside a U-boat in World War II. By A.J. Goldmann Wolfgang Petersen, one of a handful of foreign ...

Wolfgang Petersen, the writer and director known for "Das Boot" and "Air Force One" died Friday at 81. According to a representative, Petersen died from pancreatic cancer at his Brentwood home in the ...