Time.news – The German director Wolfgang Petersen, best known for his films “Troy” and “The Neverending Story” and for having directed world stars such as Clint Eastwood, George Clooney, Harrison Ford or even Brad Pitt, died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 81.
The man who succeeded in 1983 with due nomination all’Oscar per “Das Boot”a thriller whose plot takes place aboard a submarine during World War II, died at his Los Angeles home in his wife’s lap, a spokesman said.
In 1984 he released his first film in English, “The Neverending Story”, an adaptation of a children’s literature hit that tells the adventures of a boy who steals a novel from a bookstore, before being catapulted into the history of the book. .
He then directed action and catastrophic films, including “In the line of fire”, con Clint Eastwood e John Malkovich, e “Alert”which tells the struggle of the American authorities against a very virulent virus, with Dustin Hoffmann.
Actress Glenn Close, who starred opposite Harrison Ford in “Air Force One”, told AFP that Wolfgang Petersen’s direction “remains a special memory”. “Even though the script was thrilling and incredibly intense, I remember a lot of laughs, especially during the scenes around the huge table in the War Room,” she said. “My memory is that of a man full of joie de vivre (in French in the press release, ed) who did what he liked best”, said the actress again.