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Peter Lindsay Weir AM ( / wɪər / WEER; born 21 August 1944) is an Australian retired 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), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), Witness (1985), Dead Poets Society (1989), Fearless (1993), The ...
- Peter Lindsay Weir, 21 August 1944 (age 79), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 1967–2010
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IMDb provides an overview of Peter Weir, an Australian director and writer known for Master and Commander, The Way Back and Witness. See his birth date, marital status, children, credits, videos, trivia and more.
- January 1, 1
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- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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1 day ago · Peter Weir, the Australian director and screenwriter behind The Truman Show, Dead Poets Society and Gallipoli, will receive a prestigious Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at this year ...
May 1, 2024 · Peter Weir, Australian film director and screenwriter known for intelligent emotional dramas that frequently explore the relationship between characters and their social environment. His films included Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously, Witness, Dead Poets Society, and The Truman Show.
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2 days ago · Peter Weir, the Australian director of "Dead Poets Society" and "The Truman Show", will be honoured for his career at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Thursday.
2 days ago · Australian director and screenwriter Peter Weir, best known for The Truman Show and Picnic at Hanging Rock, will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
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Learn about the life and career of Peter Weir, a director and writer of acclaimed films such as Master and Commander, The Way Back and Witness. Find out his birth date, family, trademarks, trivia and quotes.
