Peter Weir

Peter Weir

Born: August 21, 1944
in 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 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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Movies for Peter Weir...

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Title: Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Character: Self
Released: December 1, 2023
Type: Movie
An in-depth look at an incredible moment in film history when Steven Spielberg and George Lucas assembled an amazing creative team to collaborate on another cinematic benchmark featuring never-before-seen footage and interviews with Spielberg, Lucas, Harrison Ford, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, James Mangold, and many others as well.
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Title: Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Character: Self
Released: October 25, 2019
Type: Movie
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
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Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections
Title: Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections
Character: Self
Released: December 14, 2011
Type: Movie
Gérard Courant's "Filmed Diary" of December 14, 2011, produced in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Between December 7 and 15, 2011, Gérard Courant was invited by the Dubai International Film Festival, in the United Arab Emirates. It was an opportunity for him to film many "Cinematons" of personalities from the Arab world and to continue his "Film Notebooks" from which he brought back 7 episodes.
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Entrenched: The Making of 'Gallipoli'
Title: Entrenched: The Making of 'Gallipoli'
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of 'Gallipoli'.
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A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'
Title: A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'
Character: Self
Released: August 1, 2004
Type: Movie
A Feature Length Documentary On The Making Of The Film Featuring Exclusive Interviews With Peter Weir, Hal & Jim Mcelroy, Patricia Lovell and much more
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The Hundred Days
Title: The Hundred Days
Character: Self
Released: April 20, 2004
Type: Movie
Making-of documentary for "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
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Walkabout to Hollywood
Title: Walkabout to Hollywood
Character: Self
Released: February 11, 1980
Type: Movie
Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Australian Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician. The film shows how Gulpilil is always working to bridge the gap between the tribal Aboriginal and Western worlds. He divides his time between a traditional tribal lifestyle and his artistic work, which has included major film roles, collaboration with contemporary dance and music groups and teaching Aboriginal dance and culture. Bill and David travel to Hollywood where David was the most popular Australian in the world at that time, with FOUR films playing in America – WALKABOUT, STORM BOY, THE LAST WAVE and MAD DOG MORGAN. After relating to both the black and native American cultures and filming a quick scene for a big Hollywood picture, he pines to head back through the Outback to his beloved Arnhem Land. Edited by Simon Dibbs and shot by Ray Henman.
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A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900
Title: A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
A documentary about the disappearance of school girls on St. Valentine's Day, 1900 at Australia's Hanging Rock.
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV
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Homesdale
Title: Homesdale
Character: Robert 2
Released: June 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Several people gather at the Homesdale Hunting Lodge including butcher/rock singer Mr Kevin, war veteran Mr Vaughan, an octogenarian Mr Levy. All are tormented by Homesdale's staff and forced to participate in a series of games about death and murder in which the true character of the guests starts to emerge.
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The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte
Title: The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte
Character: Buck
Released: January 3, 1968
Type: Movie
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Count Vim's Last Exercise
Title: Count Vim's Last Exercise
Character: Mr. Thin
Released: January 2, 1968
Type: Movie