Peter Weir

Directing·Aug 21, 1944·Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Weir, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford2023 · Self	Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound2019 · Self	Self
Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections2012 · Self	Self
The Way Back2010 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'2005 · Self	Self
Entrenched: The Making of Gallipoli2005 · Himself	Himself
A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'2004 · Self	Self
The Hundred Days2004 · Self	Self
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2003 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
The Truman Show1998 · Director	Director
Fearless1993 · Director	Director
Green Card1990 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
Dead Poets Society1989 · Director	Director
The Mosquito Coast1986 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Witness1985 · Director	Director
The Year of Living Dangerously1982 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Gallipoli1981 · Director	Director
Walkabout to Hollywood1980 · Self	Self
The Plumber1979 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Heart, Head & Hand1979 · Director	Director
The Last Wave1977 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Picnic at Hanging Rock1975 · Director	Director
A Recollection... Hanging Rock 19001975 · Self	Self
The Cars That Ate Paris1974 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Whatever Happened to Green Valley?1974 · Director	Director
3 Directions in Australian Pop Music1972 · Director	Director
Incredible Floridas1972 · Director	Director
Adults Learning: Boat Building1972 · Director	Director
Adults Learning: The Field Day1972 · Director	Director
Adults Learning: The Computer Centre1972 · Director	Director
Adults Learning: The Billiard Room1972 · Director	Director
Homesdale1971 · Robert 2, Director, Writer	Robert 2, Director, Writer
Three to Go1971 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Three to Go: Michael1970 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
MMan on a Green Bike1969 · Technology/Mayor of Cadmium, Writer	Technology/Mayor of Cadmium, Writer
SStirring the Pool1969 · Director	Director
The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte1968 · Buck, Director, Producer, Writer	Buck, Director, Producer, Writer
Count Vim's Last Exercise1968 · Mr. Thin, Director, Producer, Writer	Mr. Thin, Director, Producer, Writer