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Life and work
Wolfgang Petersen was a German film director. Born: 14 March 1941. Died: 12 August 2022. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: Germany.
Director · 1941–2022
Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen was a German film director. Born on 14 March 1941, this profile follows Wolfgang Petersen through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include In the Line of Fire (1993). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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In the Line of Fire · Westin Bonaventure Hotel
Wolfgang Petersen is credited as director on In the Line of Fire. The work’s existing location story leads to Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Westin Bonaventure Hotel is documented as a location associated with In the Line of Fire (1993). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
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Westin Bonaventure Hotel ↗︎
A screen location
Westin Bonaventure Hotel is documented as a location associated with In the Line of Fire (1993). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
404 S Figueroa Street
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1941-03-14 2022-08-12
Born 14 March 1941
Died 12 August 2022
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WORKS
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In the Line of Fire
Wolfgang Petersen
KEEP EXPLORING
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Los Angeles ↗︎
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PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
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John Malkovich ↗︎
John Malkovich is an American actor. Born on 9 December 1953, this profile follows John Malkovich through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include In the Line of Fire (1993), Ripley (2024) and the New Look. The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Castel Sant’Angelo and Porta Portese, with existing stories in Rome and Paris. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Rene Russo ↗︎
Rene Russo is an American actress and model. Born on 17 February 1954, this profile follows Rene Russo through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include In the Line of Fire (1993) and Nightcrawler (2014). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Ocean Front Walk and KTLA at Sunset Bronson Studios. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Fred Thompson ↗︎
Fred Thompson was an American politician and actor. Born on 19 August 1942, this profile follows Fred Thompson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include In the Line of Fire (1993). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Tobin Bell ↗︎
Tobin Bell is an American actor. Born on 7 August 1942, this profile follows Tobin Bell through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include In the Line of Fire (1993). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
John Mahoney ↗︎
John Mahoney was an American actor. Born on 20 June 1940, this profile follows John Mahoney through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include In the Line of Fire (1993). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
John Heard ↗︎
John Heard was an American actor. Born on 7 March 1945, this profile follows John Heard through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Home Alone — Chicago (1990) and In the Line of Fire (1993). The location trail reaches Home Alone house, Trinity United Methodist Church and O’Hare International Airport, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.