Peter Weir

Peter Weir

1944-08-21 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 36 Credits

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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Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

2023

as Self

7.7
Acting

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 a...

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019

as Self

6.8
Acting

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

Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections

Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections

2012

as Self

Acting

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

The Way Back

The Way Back

2010

Producer, Director, Screenplay

7.0
Producing Directing Writing

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, mountains and ...

How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'

How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'

2005

as Self

Acting

The making of 'The Truman Show'.

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

2004

as Self

6.0
Acting

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

The Hundred Days

The Hundred Days

2004

as Self

6.3
Acting

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

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

2003

Screenplay, Director, Producer

7.2
Writing Directing Producing

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 o...

The Truman Show

The Truman Show

1998

Director

8.1
Directing

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, ...

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

1998

Idea

6.7

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

Fearless

Fearless

1993

Director

6.9
Directing

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 an...

Green Card

Green Card

1990

Producer, Director, Writer

6.1
Producing Directing Writing

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

Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

1989

Director

8.3
Directing

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

The Mosquito Coast

The Mosquito Coast

1986

Producer, Director

6.4
Producing Directing

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

Witness

Witness

1985

Director

7.1
Directing

While protecting an Amish boy - who is the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their communi...

The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously

1982

Screenplay, Director

6.6
Writing Directing

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

Gallipoli

Gallipoli

1981

Director, Story

7.0
Directing Writing

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

Walkabout to Hollywood

Walkabout to Hollywood

1980

as Self

Acting

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

The Plumber

The Plumber

1979

Director, Writer

6.3
Directing Writing

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 fo...

Heart, Head & Hand

1979

Director

Directing

A short documentary on the work and craft of ceramist and teacher Peter Rushforth. The film presents his countless works and the skills used in his po...

The Last Wave

The Last Wave

1977

Screenplay, Director

6.7
Writing Directing

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

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock

1975

Director

7.2
Directing

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

A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900

A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900

1975

as Self

6.0
Acting

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

The Cars That Ate Paris

The Cars That Ate Paris

1974

Director, Story, Screenplay

5.5
Directing Writing

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 th...

Whatever Happened To Green Valley?

Whatever Happened To Green Valley?

1974

Director

5.0
Directing

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 la...

The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House

The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House

1973

Script

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 years...

3 Directions in Australian Pop Music

1972

Director

7.0
Directing

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

Incredible Floridas

1972

Director

4.7
Directing

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

Homesdale

Homesdale

1971

as Robert 2

5.1
Acting

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

Homesdale

Homesdale

1971

Director, Writer

5.1
Directing Writing

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

Three to Go

Three to Go

1971

Director, Writer

6.0
Directing Writing

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

Michael

1970

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

Michael has to make decisions in the complex but permissive world of 1969. His friends have followed a relatively straight and narrow path of conform...

The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

1968

as Buck

Acting
The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

The Life and Flight of the Reverend Buck Shotte

1968

Director, Producer, Story

Directing Producing Writing
Count Vim's Last Exercise

Count Vim's Last Exercise

1968

as Mr. Thin

Acting
Count Vim's Last Exercise

Count Vim's Last Exercise

1968

Director, Producer, Writer

Directing Producing Writing