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: The Far Side of the World (2003), The Way Back (2010) and Witness (1985). He has been married to Wendy Stites since 1966. They have two children.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

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Ed Harris, Peter Weir, and Jim Sturgess in The Way Back (2010)

Russell Crowe and Peter Weir in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Peter Weir in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Peter Weir and Russell Boyd in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Mel Gibson and Peter Weir in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

Mel Gibson, Linda Hunt, and Peter Weir in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

Peter Weir and Allen Daviau in Fearless (1993)

Harrison Ford and Peter Weir in The Mosquito Coast (1986)

Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan, and Alexandru Potocean in The Way Back (2010)

Harrison Ford and Lukas Haas in Witness (1985)

Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989)

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