After writing and directing the antiwar classic, he helmed 'Air Force One,' 'In the Line of Fire,' 'Outbreak' and 'The Perfect Storm' in Hollywood. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Petersen ...

Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic "Das Boot" propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career that included the films "In the Line of Fire," "Air Force One" ...

Hulu has picked up U.S. rights to 'Das Boot,' the series sequel to Wolfgang Petersen's Oscar-nominated anti-war classic from 1981. By Scott Roxborough Hulu has picked up U.S. rights to Das Boot, the ...

France during World War II is the setting for the German TV series “Das Boot,” a sequel to the blockbuster 1981 Wolfgang Petersen film that was nominated for six Academy Awards. It’s now available on ...

Not really the thing for landlubbers: the series “Das Boot” is a brutally honest portrayal of the unrelenting horrors of the Second World War. Where Wolfgang Petersen’s cinematic milestone of the same ...

Back in 1981, a German-language film called Das Boot detailing the daily routine of a U-boat crew became an instant hit with viewers. Almost four decades later, it’s been rebooted and semi-reimagined ...

The miniseries will focus on the German perspective of events and include experiences the French Resistance and Allied forces had during the war. The 1981 film “Das Boot” is getting a sequel in the ...

It’s 1942 and the war is no longer going well for the German “wolf-packs”—U-boats, tasked with sinking Allied supply ships. They’re vulnerable targets now thanks to the cracking of the Enigma code, ...

When Bavaria Fiction executive producer Moritz Polter looks out at the company’s backlot from his office window, he can see the original sets built for “Das Boot,” the classic 1981 movie set in the ...

Sky Studios will deficit finance Germany’s World War II drama Das Boot and take over international rights to the series from Sonar Entertainment. The first season of Bavaria Fiction and Sky ...

22:18, Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Updated: 22:28, Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Das Boot airs every Thursday on Sky Atlantic. The series is a sequel to the Oscar-nominated 1981 film of the same name but who is in the cast ...