The cause of death of the German artist was the consequences of pancreatic cancer.
German film director Wolfgang Petersen died in Brentwood, West Los Angeles, California at the age of 81. As reported on Tuesday, August 16, the dpa agency, citing his assistant, the cause of death was the consequences of pancreatic cancer.
Producer of movies like Submarine, Troy, The perfect stormuntil the last moment when he was surrounded by relatives, his wife Marie Antoinette (Borgel) was by his side.
Born in Emden (Lower Saxony) in 1941, Petersen grew up in Hamburg and studied at the German Film and Television Academy (DFFB) in Berlin.
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Since 1971, the director, commissioned by the public broadcaster NDR, has been working for many years on the release of the popular TV series Tatort (Crime Scene).
In 1977, he adapted Alexander Ziegler’s autobiographical novel about same-sex love – this is what the tape looks like. Effectwhich caused a great resonance in the audience.
In 1981, the film was released SubmarineBased on the world’s best-selling novel of the same name by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, based on true events. The tape won great popularity of the audience, was awarded a number of prestigious awards and nominated for six awards. Oscar. German actor Jurgen Prochnow starred in the main role, and the picture is still considered one of the best films about the Second World War, say experts.
In 1984, Wolfgang Petersen became the director of the cult Never ending story based on the novel of the same name by writer Michael Ende.
Move to Hollywood
In the same year, the director moved to Hollywood. There he worked on the film adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui’s novel. paprikawhere the anime of the same name was released, filmed Clint Eastwood, released blockbusters The perfect storm (2000) and Troy (2004).
The last tape remake Four against the bank came out in 2016. To do this, Petersen returned to his homeland and reimagined his 1976 television comedy. Film, such as submarine, published in German.
It was previously known that American actor James Caan, known for his role as Sonny Corleone in the movie, has passed away. godfather.
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