This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This biography of a living person needs additional references or sources for verification. Tagged since February 2009. It may be written from a fan's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. Tagged since July 2009. It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Tagged since February 2009. Peter Weir Born Peter Lindsay Weir 21 August 1944 (1944-08-21) (age 66) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupation Filmmaker Spouse Wendy Stites (1966-) 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..