Peter Lindsay Weir was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1944, the son of Peggy (née Barnsley Sutton) and Lindsay Weir, a real estate agent. Weir attended The Scots College and Vaucluse Boys High School before studying arts and law at the University of Sydney. His interest in film was sparked by his meeting with fellow students, including Phillip Noyce and the future members of the Sydney filmmaking collective Ubu Films.
Peter Weir
Peter Weir
August 21, 1944 • 79 y.o.
| Full Name | Peter Lindsay Weir |
| Place of Birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Career | 1968 — 2010 |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, Comedy |
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- Drama 31%
- Thriller 17%
- Adventure 11%
- War 8%
- Comedy 8%
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1 
2010
Drama, Adventure, 2 hr 13 min
United States, United Arab Emirates, Poland • Peter Weir
2 
2005
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 41 min
Australia • Peter Weir
3 
2003
Action, Adventure, Drama, 2 hr 18 min
United States • Peter Weir
4 
1998
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 43 min
United States • Peter Weir
5 
5
Fearless
1993
Drama, Thriller, 2 hr 2 min
United States • Peter Weir
6 
1990
Romance, Comedy, 1 hr 43 min
France, Australia, United States • Peter Weir
7 
1989
Drama, 2 hr 8 min
United States • Peter Weir
8
1986
Adventure, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 59 min
United States • Peter Weir
9
9
Witness
1985
Drama, Romance, Thriller, 1 hr 52 min
United States • Peter Weir
10
1982
Drama, Romance, War, 1 hr 55 min
Australia, United States • Peter Weir
11
11
Gallipoli
1981
Adventure, Drama, History, 1 hr 51 min
Australia • Peter Weir
12
12
The Plumber
1978
Thriller, 1 hr 17 min
Australia • Peter Weir
13
1977
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, 1 hr 45 min
Australia • Peter Weir
14
1976
Drama, Western, 1 hour
Australia • Hugh David...
15
1975
Drama, Mystery, 1 hr 55 min
Australia • Peter Weir
16
1975
Short, 28 min
Australia • Donald Crombie...
17
1974
Comedy, Thriller, Horror, 1 hr 24 min
Australia • Peter Weir
18
1973
Documentary, 56 min
Australia • Peter Weir
19
1972
Short, Documentary, 11 min
Australia • Peter Weir
20
1972
Short, 5 min
Australia • Peter Weir
21
1972
Short, 5 min
Australia • Peter Weir
22
1972
Short, 6 min
Australia • Peter Weir
23
1972
Short, 4 min
Australia • Peter Weir
24
1972
Short, Documentary, 13 min
Australia • Peter Weir
25
25
Three to Go
1971 — (segment "Michael")
Drama, 1 hr 30 min
Australia • Brian Hannant...
26
26
Homesdale
1971
Comedy, Drama, 50 min
Australia • Peter Weir
27
1969
Short, 6 min
Australia • Peter Weir
28
1969
Comedy, 50 min
Australia • Peter Weir
29
1968
Short, 16 min
Australia • Peter Weir
30
1968
Short, 37 min
Australia • Peter Weir
1
2010 — (screenplay)
Drama, Adventure, 2 hr 13 min
United States, United Arab Emirates, Poland • Peter Weir
2
2005
Comedy, Drama, 1 hr 41 min
Australia • Peter Weir
3
2003
Action, Adventure, Drama, 2 hr 18 min
United States • Peter Weir
4
1998 — (based on an idea by)
Short, Comedy, Drama, 22 min
United States • Michael J. McAlister
5
1990
Romance, Comedy, 1 hr 43 min
France, Australia, United States • Peter Weir
6
1982
Drama, Romance, War, 1 hr 55 min
Australia, United States • Peter Weir
7
1981 — (story)
Adventure, Drama, History, 1 hr 51 min
Australia • Peter Weir
8
1978
Thriller, 1 hr 17 min
Australia • Peter Weir
9
1977 — (screenplay) (original idea), uncredited
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, 1 hr 45 min
Australia • Peter Weir
10
1974 — (screenplay) (from a story by)
Comedy, Thriller, Horror, 1 hr 24 min
Australia • Peter Weir
11
1973 — (script)
Documentary, 56 min
Australia • Peter Weir
12
1973
Comedy, 1 hr 25 min
Australia • Maurice Murphy
13
1972 — 1973 — (writer)
Comedy, 25 min
Australia • Maurice Murphy
14
1971 — 1973
Comedy, 30 min
Australia • Maurice Murphy
15
15
Three to Go
1971 — (segment) (segment "Michael")
Drama, 1 hr 30 min
Australia • Brian Hannant...
16
16
Homesdale
1971 — (script)
Comedy, Drama, 50 min
Australia • Peter Weir
17
1969
Comedy, 50 min
Australia • Peter Weir
1
2010
Drama, Adventure, 2 hr 13 min
United States, United Arab Emirates, Poland • Peter Weir
2
2003
Action, Adventure, Drama, 2 hr 18 min
United States • Peter Weir
3
1990
Romance, Comedy, 1 hr 43 min
France, Australia, United States • Peter Weir
4
1973
Documentary, 56 min
Australia • Peter Weir
5
1971
Short, 24 min
Australia • Keith Gow...
6
1968
Short, 16 min
Australia • Peter Weir
7
1968
Short, 37 min
Australia • Peter Weir
1
2004 — Director of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock', himself
Short, 10 min
Australia
2
1996 — Director
Documentary
France • Jacques Meny
3
1971 — Robert 2
Comedy, Drama, 50 min
Australia • Peter Weir
4
1969 — Technology / Mayor of Cadmium
Comedy, 50 min
Australia • Peter Weir
5
1968
Short, 16 min
Australia • Peter Weir
6
1968
Short, 37 min
Australia • Peter Weir
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