Peter Weir
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 21, 1944
- Birthplace
- 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Weir, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford 2023
as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound 2019
as Self
All Is Lost 2013
Thanks
Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections 2012
as Self
The Way Back 2010
Producer, Director, Screenplay
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show' 2005
as Self
Entrenched: The Making of Gallipoli 2005
as Himself
A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' 2004
as Self
The Hundred Days 2004
as Self
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk 1998
Idea
The Truman Show 1998
Director
Fearless 1993
Director
Green Card 1990
Producer, Director, Writer
Dead Poets Society 1989
Director
The Mosquito Coast 1986
Director, Producer
Witness 1985
Director
The Year of Living Dangerously 1982
Screenplay, Director
Gallipoli 1981
Director, Story
Walkabout to Hollywood 1980
as Self
The Plumber 1979
Director, Writer
Heart, Head & Hand 1979
Director
The Last Wave 1977
Screenplay, Director
Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975
Director
A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900 1975
as Self
The Cars That Ate Paris 1974
Screenplay, Director, Story
Whatever Happened to Green Valley? 1974
Director
The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House 1973
Script
3 Directions in Australian Pop Music 1972
Director
Adults Learning: The Billiard Room 1972
Director
Adults Learning: The Computer Centre 1972
Director
Adults Learning: The Field Day 1972
Director
Adults Learning: Boat Building 1972
Director
Incredible Floridas 1972
Director
Wake in Fright 1971
Production Assistant
Homesdale 1971
as Robert 2, Director, Writer
Three to Go 1971
Director, Writer
Three to Go: Michael 1970
Director, Writer
- Man on a Green Bike
Man on a Green Bike 1969
as Technology/Mayor of Cadmium, Writer
- Stirring the Pool
Stirring the Pool 1969
Director
The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte 1968
as Buck, Writer, Director, Story, Producer
Count Vim's Last Exercise 1968
as Mr. Thin, Writer, Producer, Director
Credits from TMDB.