Wolfgang Petersen, director of Das Boot and Air Force One, dies aged 81

McBeck · 08-16-22, 02:20 PM

Indeed sad news

Thanks for the greatest submarine movie/series ever.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/202...-air-force-one

mapuc · 08-16-22, 02:31 PM

R.I.P Wolfgang and thank you for the best sub movie ever produced.

Platapus · 08-16-22, 03:19 PM

He directed some movies I really liked.... and some I didn't.

That's par for the director's course.

Maddin25 · 08-16-22, 06:14 PM

R.I.P. Wolfgang

Commander Wallace · 08-16-22, 08:47 PM

Rest in peace Wolfgang and thanks for the great cinema.

Rhodes · 08-17-22, 04:36 AM

R.I.P.!

Catfish · 08-17-22, 04:40 AM

He did a lot of outstanding films, but 'Das Boot' is of course the reference here.
Ruhe in Frieden.

Exocet25fr · 08-17-22, 04:47 AM

Sad news here !

Das Boot

Skybird · 08-17-22, 05:01 AM

Dived, never to surface again. Praised for being the most economic, cost-aware blockbuster director in business: he is said to never have exceeded the projected cost plans, but meant the numbers he gave for the costs, never had to ask for additional funding. At least it was so until some years ago, when I red this. Thats professionalism, no matter whether one likes the films or not.

Bon Voyage.

Jimbuna · 08-17-22, 05:29 AM

Ruhe in Frieden

Andreas86 · 08-19-22, 11:53 AM

Rest in peace Wolfgang... This is very sad news. A brilliant director.

ReallyDedPoet · 08-19-22, 01:41 PM

RIP

Onkel Neal · 08-23-22, 07:16 PM

Watched the Making of again, astound attention to detail. There's never been a director who worked this hard for total authenticity, and the movie shows it.

Commander Wallace · 08-23-22, 07:26 PM

^ I just watched Das Boot over the weekend. I have two versions, one in English and the other in the Original German with English subtitles. Both of them are Director cut versions. As an added bonus, I watched the enemy below with Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens. Both movie are excellent but Das Boot is a masterpiece.

08-16-22, 02:20 PM	#1
McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,027 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Wolfgang Petersen, director of Das Boot and Air Force One, dies aged 81 Indeed sad news Thanks for the greatest submarine movie/series ever. https://www.theguardian.com/film/202...-air-force-one __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website Last edited by Onkel Neal; 08-16-22 at 08:32 PM.

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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,537 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	R.I.P Wolfgang and thank you for the best sub movie ever produced. __________________ My little lovely female cat

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	He directed some movies I really liked.... and some I didn't. That's par for the director's course. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Maddin25 Watch Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Germany Posts: 27 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	R.I.P. Wolfgang __________________ Living Silent Hunter III

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Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	R.I.P.! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Rest in peace Wolfgang and thanks for the great cinema.

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	He did a lot of outstanding films, but 'Das Boot' is of course the reference here. Ruhe in Frieden. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

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Exocet25fr Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Paris/France Posts: 1,135 Downloads: 255 Uploads: 0	Sad news here ! Das Boot __________________ \"Le Triomphant\" listens you !

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Dived, never to surface again. Praised for being the most economic, cost-aware blockbuster director in business: he is said to never have exceeded the projected cost plans, but meant the numbers he gave for the costs, never had to ask for additional funding. At least it was so until some years ago, when I red this. Thats professionalism, no matter whether one likes the films or not. Bon Voyage. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,505 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Ruhe in Frieden __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Andreas86 Officer Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 241 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 2	Rest in peace Wolfgang... This is very sad news. A brilliant director.

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ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	RIP __________________ Back in the Day

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Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Watched the Making of again, astound attention to detail. There's never been a director who worked this hard for total authenticity, and the movie shows it. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

08-23-22, 07:26 PM	#14
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	^ I just watched Das Boot over the weekend. I have two versions, one in English and the other in the Original German with English subtitles. Both of them are Director cut versions. As an added bonus, I watched the enemy below with Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens. Both movie are excellent but Das Boot is a masterpiece.