He combined jazz and classical orchestral music with early synth sounds and created the theme for Germany's No. 1 TV series, ...

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" ...

“Das Boot” is about to set sail after principal photography wrapped on the $32.8 million TV epic. Filming in Malta brought a 105-day shoot to an end, and the German, French, and English-language ...

Legendary German saxophonist and composer Klaus Doldinger, renowned for his iconic soundtracks for 'Das Boot' and '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 ...

The 1981 film Das Boot became an unlikely hit because Wolfgang Petersen did a great job showing how claustrophobic life in a submarine, especially when it’s constantly under threat, can be. About ten ...

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 ...

Wolfgang Petersen, whose German-language film “Das Boot” launched a successful Hollywood filmmaking career that included star-studded films like “Air Force One” and “The Perfect Storm,” has died, a ...