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Subject: Wolfgang Petersen: Das Boot director dies aged 81

Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/22 at 7:54 am

German director Wolfgang Petersen, who made films such as Das Boot, Air Force One and Outbreak, has died aged 81.

A spokeswoman confirmed Petersen died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles on Friday.

Petersen directed stars such as Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, over a career spanning five decades.

Glenn Close, who starred alongside Ford in Air Force One told the AFP news agency that being directed by Petersen "remains a special memory."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62573272

Subject: Re: Wolfgang Petersen: Das Boot director dies aged 81

Written By: Indy Gent on 08/23/22 at 8:08 pm

Das Boot was one of the first foreign films I've seen in the theaters. It was claustrophobic, but that's was how the War was for those seamen who were unfortunate to ride a submarine. RIP, Herr Petersen.

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