German director Wolfgang Petersen, best known for his films. Troy Y The endless story and for having directed world stars such as Clint Eastwood, George Clooney, Harrison Ford or even Brad Pitt, he died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 81.
The one who had achieved success in 1983 with two Oscar nominations for The boota thriller set aboard a submarine during World War II, died at his Los Angeles home in the arms of his wife, a spokesman said.
“He was doing what he liked to do the most”
The following year his first film was released in English, The endless storyadaptation of a children’s literature success that tells of the adventures of a boy who steals a novel from a bookstore, before being propelled into the book’s story.
He went on to direct action movies and disaster movies, including in line of sightwith Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich, and Alertwhich recounts the fight of the American authorities against a very virulent virus, with Dustin Hoffman.
Actress Glenn Close, who acted alongside Harrison Ford in air force onehe said in a statement that being managed by Wolfgang Petersen “remains a special memory”.
“Although the script was exciting and incredibly intense, I remember a lot of laughs, especially during the scenes around the huge table in the War Room,” he said.
“My memory is that of a man full of ‘joie de vivre’ (in French in the press release, editor’s note) who did what he liked to do the most,” the actress said again.
Source: BFM TV
