Actor Jürgen Prochnow as Commander in Das Boot, wearing a blue jacket and captain's hat and leaning against a rail, with a tomato in the background. Credit: Image by Nimesh Niyomal War is brutal, ...

After writing and directing the antiwar classic, he helmed 'Air Force One,' 'In the Line of Fire,' 'Outbreak' and 'The Perfect Storm' in Hollywood. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Petersen ...