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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Peter_WeirPeter Weir - Wikipedia

    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 ...

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  4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001837Peter Weir - IMDb

    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, photos and trivia.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Peter_Weir_filmographyPeter Weir filmography - Wikipedia

    Peter Weir is an Australian film director. He was a leading figure in the Australian New Wave cinema movement (1970–1990), with films such as the mystery drama Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the supernatural thriller The Last Wave (1977) and the historical drama Gallipoli (1981).

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  7. www.goldderby.com › gallery › best-peter-weir-moviesPeter Weir movies: All 13 films ranked worst to best

    • THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998) Directed by Peter Weir. Written by Andrew Niccol. Starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris.
    • DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989) Directed by Peter Weir. Written by Tom Schulman. Starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Kurtwood Smith, Norman Lloyd.
    • PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975) Directed by Peter Weir. Screenplay by Cliff Green, based on the novel by Joan Lindsay. Starring Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse, Jacki Weaver.
    • WITNESS (1985) Directed by Peter Weir. Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace and William Kelly, story by Pamela Wallace, Wallace and Kelley. Starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov, Danny Glover, Viggo Mortensen.

  8. www.britannica.com › biography › Peter-WeirPeter Weir | Biography, Films, & Facts | Britannica

    May 11, 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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  9. www.rogerebert.com › features › this-must-not-be-the-place-theThis Must Not Be the Place: The Films of Peter Weir

    Nov 18, 2022 · A tribute to the legendary Australian filmmaker who will receive an honorary Oscar in 2022. Explore his seven most essential films, from "Picnic at Hanging Rock" to "The Truman Show", and how they explore the theme of being out of place.

  10. www.smh.com.au › culture › moviesFrom Hitchcock and Hanging Rock to Hollywood: Peter Weir reflects...

    Peter Weir directs Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World, the 2003 seafaring drama that saw him nominated for best picture and director at the Oscars. Credit: Twentieth Century Fox