Peter Weir(I)

Director
Writer
Producer

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Peter Weir

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Peter Weir was born on 21 August 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is a director and writer, known for Master and Commander : De l'autre côté du monde (2003), Les chemins de la liberté (2010) and Witness (1985). He has been married to Wendy Stites since 1966. They have two children.

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Nominated for 6 Oscars
- 43 wins & 60 nominations total

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Known for

Russell Crowe in Master and Commander : De l'autre côté du monde (2003)

Master and Commander : De l'autre côté du monde

7.5

Movie

Director

2003

Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, and Saoirse Ronan in Les chemins de la liberté (2010)

Les chemins de la liberté

7.3

Movie

Director

2010

Harrison Ford and Lukas Haas in Witness (1985)

7.4

Movie

Director

1985

Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998)

The Truman Show

8.2

Movie

Director

1998

Credits

Director

Les chemins de la liberté
7.3
- Director
- 2010
Peter Weir: Short Film Collection
7.3
Video
- Director
- 2005
Master and Commander : De l'autre côté du monde
7.5
- Director
- 2003
The Truman Show
8.2
- Director
- 1998
État second
7.0
- Director
- 1993
Green Card
6.3
- Director
- 1990
Le Cercle des poètes disparus
8.1
- Director
- 1989
Mosquito Coast
6.6
- Director
- 1986
Witness
7.4
- Director
- 1985
L'Année de tous les dangers
7.1
- Director
- 1982
Gallipoli
7.4
- Director
- 1981
Heart, Head and Hand
5.0
Short
- Director
- 1979
Le plombier
6.5
TV Movie
- Director
- 1979
La dernière vague
6.9
- Director
- 1977
Luke's Kingdom
7.7
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1976

Writer

Les chemins de la liberté
7.3
- screenplay
- 2010
Peter Weir: Short Film Collection
7.3
Video
- Writer
- 2005
Master and Commander : De l'autre côté du monde
7.5
- screenplay
- 2003
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
7.6
TV Movie
- based on an idea by
- 1998
Green Card
6.3
- written by
- 1990
L'Année de tous les dangers
7.1
- screenplay
- 1982
Gallipoli
7.4
- story
- 1981
Le plombier
6.5
TV Movie
- written by
- 1979
La dernière vague
6.9
- original idea
- screenplay (uncredited)
- 1977
Les voitures qui ont mangé Paris
5.6
- from a story by
- screenplay
- 1974
Whatever Happened to Green Valley?
5.6
- script
- 1973
The Very Best of 'The Aunty Jack Show'
TV Special
- writer
- 1973
The Aunty Jack Show
8.1
TV Series
- written by
- writer
- 1972–1973
Homesdale
5.4
- script
- 1971
The Comedy Game
TV Series
- written by (as Peter Wier)
- 1971

Producer

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Personal details

Alternative name
- Peter Wier
Born
- August 21, 1944
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse
- Wendy Stites1966 - present (2 children)
Children
- Ingrid Weir
Parents
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Trivia
Directed 5 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Linda Hunt, Harrison Ford, Robin Williams, Rosie Perez and Ed Harris. Hunt won an Oscar for L'Année de tous les dangers (1982).

Quotes
(Referring to the restroom murder scene in Witness (1985): It was the most violent scene I've ever filmed. I still wonder if it was too violent, but I did want to have an outrage over the violence that occured in front of those innocent eyes [of the Amish boy character].

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