Peter Lindsay Weir, AM (/wɪər/ WEER; born 21 August 1944) is an
Australian film director.He was a leading figure in the Australian New
Wave cinema movement (1970â€"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). The climax
of Weir's early career was the $6 million multi-national 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 genresâ€"many of them major box
office hitsâ€"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). For his work
on these five films, Weir personally accrued six Academy Award
nominations as either a director, writer or producer.
Australian film director.He was a leading figure in the Australian New
Wave cinema movement (1970â€"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). The climax
of Weir's early career was the $6 million multi-national 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 genresâ€"many of them major box
office hitsâ€"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). For his work
on these five films, Weir personally accrued six Academy Award
nominations as either a director, writer or producer.
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