German director Wolfgang Petersen, who directed films such as Das Boot , Air Force One and Ou tbreak, died at the age of 81.
A spokeswoman confirmed that Petersen died Friday of cancer of the pancreas in Los Angeles.
Petersen has managed stars such as Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, over a career spanning five decades.< /p>
Glenn Close, who starred alongside Ford in Air Force One told AFP news agency that being directed by Petersen "remains a special memory ".
"Even though the storyline was thrilling and incredibly intense, I remember lots of laughs, especially in the scenes around the huge table in the War Room," she wrote of the action thriller about a group of terrorists who hijack the US President's plane.
"My memory is that of a man full of zest for life doing what he loved doing the most," she added.
German director Wolfgang Petersen, who directed films such as Das Boot , Air Force One and Ou tbreak, died at the age of 81.
A spokeswoman confirmed that Petersen died Friday of cancer of the pancreas in Los Angeles.
Petersen has managed stars such as Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, over a career spanning five decades.< /p>
Glenn Close, who starred alongside Ford in Air Force One told AFP news agency that being directed by Petersen "remains a special memory ".
"Even though the storyline was thrilling and incredibly intense, I remember lots of laughs, especially in the scenes around the huge table in the War Room," she wrote of the action thriller about a group of terrorists who hijack the US President's plane.
"My memory is that of a man full of zest for life doing what he loved doing the most," she added.
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