Peter Weir

Peter Weir

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.

  • Title: Peter Weir
  • Popularity: 6.66
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1944-08-21
  • Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Peter Weir Movies

  • 1980
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    Walkabout to Hollywood

    Walkabout to Hollywood

    1 1980 HD

    Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Australian Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician....

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  • 2005
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    Entrenched: The Making of 'Gallipoli'

    Entrenched: The Making of 'Gallipoli'

    10 2005 HD

    Documentary about the making of 'Gallipoli'.

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  • 1971
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    Homesdale

    Homesdale

    5.1 1971 HD

    Several people gather at the Homesdale Hunting Lodge including butcher/rock singer Mr Kevin, war veteran Mr Vaughan, an octogenarian Mr Levy. All are...

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  • 2004
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    The Hundred Days

    The Hundred Days

    6.3 2004 HD

    Making-of documentary for "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"

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  • 2011
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    Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections

    Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections

    1 2011 HD

    Gérard Courant's "Filmed Diary" of December 14, 2011, produced in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Between December 7 and 15, 2011, Gérard...

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  • 2023
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    Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

    Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

    7.8 2023 HD

    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...

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  • 1975
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    A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900

    A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900

    6 1975 HD

    A documentary about the disappearance of school girls on St. Valentine's Day, 1900 at Australia's Hanging Rock.

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  • 2019
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    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    6.8 2019 HD

    The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

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  • 2004
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    A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'

    A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'

    6 2004 HD

    A Feature Length Documentary On The Making Of The Film Featuring Exclusive Interviews With Peter Weir, Hal & Jim Mcelroy, Patricia Lovell and...

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  • 1968
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    Count Vim's Last Exercise

    Count Vim's Last Exercise

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

    The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1989
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    Dead Poets Society

    Dead Poets Society

    8.3 1989 HD

    At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize...

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  • 1993
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    Fearless

    Fearless

    6.9 1993 HD

    After a terrible air disaster, survivor Max Klein emerges a changed person. Unable to connect to his former life or to wife Laura, he feels godlike...

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  • 1975
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    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    7.2 1975 HD

    In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the...

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  • 1986
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    The Mosquito Coast

    The Mosquito Coast

    6.4 1986 HD

    Allie Fox, an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, decides to escape with his wife and children to...

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  • 1986
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    The Mosquito Coast

    The Mosquito Coast

    6.4 1986 HD

    Allie Fox, an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, decides to escape with his wife and children to...

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  • 1982
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    The Year of Living Dangerously

    The Year of Living Dangerously

    6.6 1982 HD

    Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There—on the eve of an attempted coup—he befriends...

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  • 1982
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    The Year of Living Dangerously

    The Year of Living Dangerously

    6.6 1982 HD

    Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There—on the eve of an attempted coup—he befriends...

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  • 1981
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    Gallipoli

    Gallipoli

    7.1 1981 HD

    As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank—both agile runners—become friends and enlist in the Australian and...

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  • 1981
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    Gallipoli

    Gallipoli

    7.1 1981 HD

    As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank—both agile runners—become friends and enlist in the Australian and...

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  • 2003
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    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    7.2 2003 HD

    After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase...

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  • 2003
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    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    7.2 2003 HD

    After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase...

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  • 2003
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    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    7.2 2003 HD

    After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase...

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  • 1985
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    Witness

    Witness

    7.1 1985 HD

    A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The...

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  • 1990
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    Green Card

    Green Card

    6.1 1990 HD

    Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple....

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  • 1990
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    Green Card

    Green Card

    6.1 1990 HD

    Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple....

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  • 1998
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    The Truman Show

    The Truman Show

    8.144 1998 HD

    Every second of every day, from the moment he was born, for the last thirty years, Truman Burbank has been the unwitting star of the longest running,...

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  • 1974
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    The Cars That Ate Paris

    The Cars That Ate Paris

    5.4 1974 HD

    After the death of his brother on the road, unemployed and unstable drifter Arthur Waldo stays for a while in the rural Australian town of Paris as...

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  • 1974
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    The Cars That Ate Paris

    The Cars That Ate Paris

    5.4 1974 HD

    After the death of his brother on the road, unemployed and unstable drifter Arthur Waldo stays for a while in the rural Australian town of Paris as...

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  • 1974
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    The Cars That Ate Paris

    The Cars That Ate Paris

    5.4 1974 HD

    After the death of his brother on the road, unemployed and unstable drifter Arthur Waldo stays for a while in the rural Australian town of Paris as...

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  • 2010
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    The Way Back

    The Way Back

    7 2010 HD

    At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts,...

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  • 2010
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    The Way Back

    The Way Back

    7 2010 HD

    At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts,...

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  • 2010
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    The Way Back

    The Way Back

    7 2010 HD

    At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts,...

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  • 1998
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    The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

    The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

    6.7 1998 HD

    A promotional featurette for 1998's 'The Truman Show', 'TruTalk' is a "60 Minutes"-style mockumentary taking place inside the film's universe.

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  • 1977
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    The Last Wave

    The Last Wave

    6.7 1977 HD

    Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the...

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  • 1977
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    The Last Wave

    The Last Wave

    6.7 1977 HD

    Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the...

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  • 1979
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    The Plumber

    The Plumber

    6.3 1979 HD

    At first simply grating, the presence of a hard-edged, macho plumber who damages more than he repairs and returns day after day soon turns menacing...

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  • 1971
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    Homesdale

    Homesdale

    5.1 1971 HD

    Several people gather at the Homesdale Hunting Lodge including butcher/rock singer Mr Kevin, war veteran Mr Vaughan, an octogenarian Mr Levy. All are...

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  • 1971
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    Three to Go

    Three to Go

    6 1971 HD

    An anthology of Australian short films by directors Brian Hannant ("Judy"), Oliver Howes ("Toula") and Peter Weir ("Michael"), each presenting a...

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  • 1972
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    3 Directions in Australian Pop Music

    3 Directions in Australian Pop Music

    7 1972 HD

    A short documentary film by Peter Weir featuring the music of Wendy Saddington and Teardrop, the Indelible Murtceps and The Captain Matchbox Whoopee...

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  • 1972
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    Incredible Floridas

    Incredible Floridas

    4.7 1972 HD

    This short film documents Australian composer Richard Meale’s homage to the young French poet, Arthur Rimbaud. Meale composed a music piece for...

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  • 1973
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    The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House

    The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House

    1 1973 HD

    On 20 October 1973, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. From conception to completion, it had taken more than 15...

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  • 1971
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    Homesdale

    Homesdale

    5.1 1971 HD

    Several people gather at the Homesdale Hunting Lodge including butcher/rock singer Mr Kevin, war veteran Mr Vaughan, an octogenarian Mr Levy. All are...

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  • 1979
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    The Plumber

    The Plumber

    6.3 1979 HD

    At first simply grating, the presence of a hard-edged, macho plumber who damages more than he repairs and returns day after day soon turns menacing...

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  • 1974
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    Whatever Happened To Green Valley?

    Whatever Happened To Green Valley?

    5 1974 HD

    Green Valley was a housing commission estate in western Sydney, much maligned by the media of the day. The residents were hurt by the criticism but...

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  • 1990
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    Green Card

    Green Card

    6.1 1990 HD

    Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple....

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  • 1971
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    Three to Go

    Three to Go

    6 1971 HD

    An anthology of Australian short films by directors Brian Hannant ("Judy"), Oliver Howes ("Toula") and Peter Weir ("Michael"), each presenting a...

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  • 1968
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    Count Vim's Last Exercise

    Count Vim's Last Exercise

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Count Vim's Last Exercise

    Count Vim's Last Exercise

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Count Vim's Last Exercise

    Count Vim's Last Exercise

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

    The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

    The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

    The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

    The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1974
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    1 1974 HD

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