About

Known credits:
54
Birthday:
1944-08-21
Place of birth:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Website:
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Peter Weir

Overview

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 the Australian New Wave cinema movement (1970–1990). Weir made his feature film debut with Homesdale and continued with the mystery drama Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the supernatural thriller The Last Wave (1977) and the historical drama Gallipoli (1981). Weir gained tremendous success with the multinational production The Year of Living Dangerously (1982).

After the success of The Year of Living Dangerously, Weir directed a diverse group of American and international films covering most genres–many of them major box office hits–including Academy Award-nominated films such as the thriller Witness (1985), the drama Dead Poets Society (1989), the romantic comedy Green Card (1990), the social science fiction comedy-drama The Truman Show (1998) and the epic historical drama Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). His final feature before his retirement was the well-received The Way Back (2010).

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Known for

Acting
2023 Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford Actor Self 59
Average
2019 Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Actor Self 60
Fair
2011 Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections Actor Self N/A
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2005 Entrenched: The Making of 'Gallipoli' Actor Self 59
Average
2004 A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' Actor Self 59
Average
2004 The Hundred Days Actor Self 59
Average
1980 Walkabout to Hollywood Actor Self N/A
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1975 A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900 Actor Self 59
Average
1971 Homesdale Actor Robert 2 58
Average
1968 The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte Actor Buck N/A
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1968 Count Vim's Last Exercise Actor Mr. Thin N/A
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Directing
2010 The Way Back Directing Director 67
Fair
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Directing Director 70
Good
1998 The Truman Show Directing Director 80
Very good
1993 Fearless Directing Director 62
Fair
1990 Green Card Directing Director 59
Average
1989 Dead Poets Society Directing Director 82
Very good
1986 The Mosquito Coast Directing Director 61
Fair
1985 Witness Directing Director 68
Fair
1982 The Year of Living Dangerously Directing Director 62
Fair
1981 Gallipoli Directing Director 64
Fair
1979 The Plumber Directing Director 59
Average
1977 The Last Wave Directing Director 61
Fair
1975 Picnic at Hanging Rock Directing Director 66
Fair
1974 The Cars That Ate Paris Directing Director 58
Average
1974 Whatever Happened To Green Valley? Directing Director 58
Average
1972 3 Directions in Australian Pop Music Directing Director 58
Average
1972 Incredible Floridas Directing Director 58
Average
1971 Homesdale Directing Director 58
Average
1971 Three to Go Directing Director 59
Average
1968 The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte Directing Director N/A
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1968 Count Vim's Last Exercise Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2010 The Way Back Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Writing Screenplay 70
Good
1998 The Truman Show: Tru-Talk Writing Idea 59
Average
1990 Green Card Writing Writer 59
Average
1982 The Year of Living Dangerously Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1981 Gallipoli Writing Story 64
Fair
1979 The Plumber Writing Writer 59
Average
1977 The Last Wave Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1974 The Cars That Ate Paris Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1974 The Cars That Ate Paris Writing Story 58
Average
1971 Homesdale Writing Writer 58
Average
1971 Three to Go Writing Writer 59
Average
1968 The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte Writing Writer N/A
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1968 The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte Writing Story N/A
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1968 Count Vim's Last Exercise Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2010 The Way Back Production Producer 67
Fair
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Production Producer 70
Good
1990 Green Card Production Producer 59
Average
1986 The Mosquito Coast Production Producer 61
Fair
1968 The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte Production Producer N/A
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1968 Count Vim's Last Exercise Production Producer N/A
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Crew
1973 The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House Crew Script N/A
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