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Peter Weir

Weir in April 2011
Personal information
Birth namePeter Lindsay Weir
Birth date21 August 1944(age 71)
Place of birthSydney, Australia
OccupationFilmmaker
SpouseWendy Stites (1966 � present)

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Peter Lindsay Weir, AM (born 21 August 1944) 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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