Film director, Wolfgang Petersen dead at 81

Peterson is an Oscar-nominated German filmmaker

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Peterson died due to pancreatic cancer on Friday at his home in Brentwood, California

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He died in the arms of his wife of 50 years, Maria Antoinette.

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With the German-language WWII movie "Das Boot," which he also wrote and directed, Petersen had his big break.

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In 1997, Petersen directed the blockbuster political action thriller "Air Force One",

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The film starred Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Glenn Close,

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“Air Force One” became the fifth highest-grossing movie of the year.

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His representative told that his funeral service will be private.

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