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

German film-maker was known for action and suspense thrillers, including In the Line of Fire, Outbreak and The Perfect Storm.

The German film-maker Wolfgang Petersen has died at the age of 81.

After directing the thriller One of the Other of Us and queer drama Die Konsequenz, Petersen broke out with 1982’s Das Boot, a second world war drama about a German submarine.

He teamed up with Clint Eastwood for the assassination thriller In the Line of Fire, which was nominated for three Oscars, before working with Dustin Hoffman in 1995’s disaster thriller Outbreak and Harrison Ford in 1997’s Air Force One.

“I love DAS BOOT, IN THE LINE OF FIRE, THE PERFECT STORM, OUTBREAK..