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). After
the success of "The Year of Living
Dangerously", Weir directed a
diverse group of American and
international films covering most genres,
Many of them major box office
hits—including Academy Award
nominated films such as the thriller
"Witness" (1985), the drama
"Dead Poets Society" (1989),
the romantic comedy Green Card (1990),
"The Truman Show" (1998) and
the epic historical drama "Master
and Commander" (2003). For his work
on these five films, Weir personally
accrued six Academy Award nominations as
either a director, writer or producer.
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). After
the success of "The Year of Living
Dangerously", Weir directed a
diverse group of American and
international films covering most genres,
Many of them major box office
hits—including Academy Award
nominated films such as the thriller
"Witness" (1985), the drama
"Dead Poets Society" (1989),
the romantic comedy Green Card (1990),
"The Truman Show" (1998) and
the epic historical drama "Master
and Commander" (2003). For his work
on these five films, Weir personally
accrued six Academy Award nominations as
either a director, writer or producer.