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Peter Lindsay Weir is an Australian film director and screenwriter born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1944. He is educated at Sydney Law School and the University of Sydney. His professional career began in 1968 and continued until 2020, with work locations including Hollywood. He speaks English and has two children.
Weir has received several awards, including the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film, the BAFTA Award for Best Direction, the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, and the Academy Honorary Award. He was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Writing for Original Screenplay, and Best Picture, as well as a European Film Award for Best Non-European Film. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford — Self2023
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound — Self2019
- Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections — Self2012
- How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show' — Self2005
- Entrenched: The Making of Gallipoli — Himself2005
- The Hundred Days — Self2004
- A Dream Within a Dream: The Making of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' — Self2004
- Walkabout to Hollywood — Self1980
- A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900 — Self1975
- Spécial cinéma — Self1974
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Key facts
- Born
- Peter Lindsay Weir , ( 1944-08-21 ) 21 August 1944 (age 81) , Sydney, Australia
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter producer
- Years active
- 1967–2010
- Spouse
- Wendy Stites ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Family name
- Weir
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Sydney
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- PeterWeirApr2011 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Hollywood
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- date of birth
- 1944-08-21
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
- Commons category
- Peter Weir
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Peter Weir
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- floruit
- 1966-01-01
- candidacy in election
- 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election
- birth name
- Peter Lindsay Weir
- topic has template
- Template:Peter Weir
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
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