Peter Weir
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…
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Filmography
Acting (12)
Movies (11)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
2023as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019as Self
Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections
2012as Self
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'
2005as Self
The Hundred Days
2004as Self
A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'
2004as Self
Walkabout to Hollywood
1980as Self
A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900
1975as Self
Homesdale
1971as Robert 2
The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte
1968as Buck
Count Vim's Last Exercise
1968as Mr. Thin
Television (1)
Crew (48)
Movies (48)
All Is Lost
2013Thanks
The Way Back
2010Director
The Way Back
2010Producer
The Way Back
2010Screenplay
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003Director
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003Producer
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003Screenplay
The Truman Show
1998Director
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
1998Idea
Fearless
1993Director
Green Card
1990Director
Green Card
1990Producer
Green Card
1990Writer
Dead Poets Society
1989Director
The Mosquito Coast
1986Director
The Mosquito Coast
1986Producer
Witness
1985Director
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982Director
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982Screenplay
Gallipoli
1981Director
Gallipoli
1981Story
The Plumber
1979Director
The Plumber
1979Writer
Heart, Head & Hand
1979Director
The Last Wave
1977Director
The Last Wave
1977Screenplay
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975Director
Whatever Happened To Green Valley?
1974Director
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974Director
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974Screenplay
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974Story
The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House
1973Script
3 Directions in Australian Pop Music
1972Director
Incredible Floridas
1972Director
Boat Building
1972Director
Three to Go
1971Director
Three to Go
1971Writer
Homesdale
1971Director
Homesdale
1971Writer
Michael
1970Director
Michael
1970Writer
The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte
1968Director
The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte
1968Producer
The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte
1968Story
The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte
1968Writer
Count Vim's Last Exercise
1968Director
Count Vim's Last Exercise
1968Producer
Count Vim's Last Exercise
1968Writer
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