Peter Weir

Director

Born: August 21, 1944 (age 81)
From: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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…

Filmography (38)

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023)
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
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Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections (2012)
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The Way Back (2010)
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How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show' (2005)
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Entrenched: The Making of Gallipoli (2005)
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A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' (2004)
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The Hundred Days (2004)
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
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The Truman Show (1998)
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Fearless (1993)
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Green Card (1990)
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Dead Poets Society (1989)
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The Mosquito Coast (1986)
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Witness (1985)
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The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
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Gallipoli (1981)
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Walkabout to Hollywood (1980)
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The Plumber (1979)
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Heart, Head & Hand (1979)
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The Last Wave (1977)
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Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
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A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900 (1975)
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The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
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Whatever Happened to Green Valley? (1974)
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3 Directions in Australian Pop Music (1972)
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Incredible Floridas (1972)
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Adults Learning: Boat Building (1972)
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Adults Learning: The Field Day (1972)
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Adults Learning: The Computer Centre (1972)
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