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Also Known As Peter Lindsay Weir
Born August 21, 1944 (age 82) • Sydney • Australia
Notable Works “Dead Poets Society” • “Gallipoli” • “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” • “Picnic at Hanging Rock” • “The Cars That Ate Paris” • “The Last Wave” • “The Mosquito Coast” • “The Truman Show” • “The Way Back” • “The Year of Living Dangerously” • “Witness”

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Rachel Roberts as Mrs. Appleyard stands in the center wearing a dark Victorian dress, flanked by two other characters, in a scene from Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975).
Mel Gibson carries Linda Hunt on his shoulders as she films with a movie camera, surrounded by a crowd, in a scene from The Year of Living Dangerously.
Jim Carrey as Truman stands at the top of a staircase with his arms outstretched in front of an open door, set against a backdrop of blue sky and clouds in The Truman Show.
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Portrait of British writer James Clavell, circa 1981, with his hand resting on his chin and an ornate, painted screen in the background.
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Baz Luhrmann wearing a light blue blazer over a dark shirt, standing outdoors with palm trees in the background at the Cannes Film Festival.
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