Peter Weir
Film director
1944 –
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Who is Peter Weir?
Peter Lindsay Weir, AM is an Australian film director. After playing a leading role in the Australian New Wave cinema with his films such as Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave and Gallipoli, Weir directed a diverse group of American and international films—many of them major box office hits—including the Academy Award nominees Witness, Dead Poets Society, Green Card, The Truman Show and Master and Commander.
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- Born
- Aug 21, 1944
Sydney - Also known as
- Peter Lindsay Weir
- Peter Wier
- Parents
- Spouses
- Wendy Stites
(1966 - )
- Wendy Stites
- Children
- Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Education
- University of Sydney
- The Scots College
- Lived in
- Sydney
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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