NEW YORK (AP) โ Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic โDas Bootโ propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career that included the films โIn the Line of Fire,โ โAir Force Oneโ and โThe Perfect Storm,โ has died. He was 81.Petersen died Friday at his home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood after a battle with pancreatic cancer, said representative Michelle Bega.
Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of โDas Boot,โ dies (AP)