Peter Weir
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday21 August 1944 (82 years old)
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known credits44
Biography
Peter Lindsay Weir AM (born August 21, 1944) is a retired Australian film director. He is known for directing films crossing various genres over forty years with films such as Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Gallipoli (1981), Witness (1985), Dead Poets Society (1989), Fearless (1993), The Truman Show (1998), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), and The Way Back (2010). He has received six Academy Award nominations, ultimately being awarded the Academy Honorary Award in 2022 for his lifetime achievement career. Early in his career as a director, Weir was a leading figure in t…
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023 · Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 · Self
All Is Lost
2013 · Thanks
Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections
2012 · Self
The Way Back
2010 · Producer
The Way Back
2010 · Director
The Way Back
2010 · Screenplay
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'
2005 · Self
Entrenched: The Making of Gallipoli
2005 · Himself
A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'
2004 · Self
The Hundred Days
2004 · Self
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003 · Director
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003 · Screenplay
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003 · Producer
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
1998 · Idea
The Truman Show
1998 · Director
Fearless
1993 · Director
Green Card
1990 · Producer
Green Card
1990 · Director
Green Card
1990 · Writer
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Director
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Director
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Producer
Witness
1985 · Director
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982 · Screenplay
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982 · Director
Gallipoli
1981 · Director
Gallipoli
1981 · Story
Walkabout to Hollywood
1980 · Self
The Plumber
1979 · Director
The Plumber
1979 · Writer
Heart, Head & Hand
1979 · Director
The Last Wave
1977 · Screenplay
The Last Wave
1977 · Director
Luke's Kingdom
1976 · Director
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Director
A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900
1975 · Self
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974 · Screenplay
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974 · Director
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974 · Story
Spécial cinéma
1974 · Self
Whatever Happened to Green Valley?
1974 · Director
The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House
1973 · Script
3 Directions in Australian Pop Music
1972 · Director
Incredible Floridas
1972 · Director
Adults Learning: Boat Building
1972 · Director
Adults Learning: The Field Day
1972 · Director
Adults Learning: The Computer Centre
1972 · Director
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