PETER WEIR
Peter Weir
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: August 21, 1944
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Filmography
Production
Director
2010·
The Way BackProducer, Screenplay, Director
Producer, Screenplay, Director
Idea
1998·
The Truman ShowDirector
1993·
FearlessDirector
1990·
Green CardWriter, Producer, Director
1989·
Dead Poets SocietyDirector
1986·
The Mosquito CoastDirector, Producer
1985·
WitnessDirector
Screenplay, Director
1981·
GallipoliStory, Director
1979·
The PlumberWriter, Director
1977·
The Last WaveScreenplay, Director
Director
Director
Screenplay, Story, Director
1972·
Incredible FloridasDirector
Director
1971·
Three to GoWriter, Director
1971·
HomesdaleWriter, Director
1970·
MichaelWriter, Director
Story, Producer, Writer, Director
Producer, Writer, Director