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Peter Weir 

 

501 Movie Directors: A Comprehensive Guide to the Greatest Filmmakers

Director / Screenwriter / Producer
1944 - 
Born August 8, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Key Genres: Drama, Romance, Adventure  TSPDT Rating: 6
Key Collaborators: William Anderson (Editor), Russell Boyd (Cinematographer), Maurice Jarre (Composer), Jim McElroy (Producer), John Seale (Cinematographer), Harrison Ford (Leading Player), Mel Gibson (Leading Player), Hal McElroy (Producer), Edward S. Feldman (Producer), David Williamson (Screenwriter)
Recommended: Fearless (1993), The Truman Show (1998)
Worth a Look: The Last Wave (1977), The Year of Living Dangerously (1983), Witness (1985), Dead Poets Society (1989)
Links: [ IMDB ] [ All-Movie Guide[ Senses of Cinema: Great Directors ] [ Film Reference ] [ Crazy Dave's Peter Weir Cave ] [ Onion A.V. Club Interview ] [Spliced Online Interview ]
Books: [ The Films of Peter Weir ] [ Peter Weir: When Cultures Collide ] [ Dreams Within a Dream: The Films of Peter Weir ]
DVD's: [ Amazon ] 
1,000 Greatest Films: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Witness (1985), Dead Poets Society (1989)
21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
 

 

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