Wolfgang Petersen, director of Air Force One, Troy and Das Boot, dies aged 81 - ABC News

The Oscar-nominated German writer-director leaves behind a legacy including Das Boot and Hollywood classics including In the Line of Fire and The NeverEnding Story.

Filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen has died aged 81. Key points:

• Wolfgang Petersen's 1982 breakthrough film Das Boot was nominated for six Oscars
• He said his childhood in post-WWII Germany… [+3445 chars]
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