Direction: Peter Weir

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Jim Carrey · Laura Linney · Noah Emmerich · Ed Harris

Synopsis The Truman Show (1998) follows Truman Burbank, a man living an idyllic life in the picturesque town of Seahaven. Unbeknownst to him, his entire existence is a meticulously crafted reality TV show, with every moment broadcast to the world. As...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Robin Williams · Robert Sean Leonard · Ethan Hawke · Josh Charles

Synopsis In Dead Poets Society (1989), a group of students at a conservative boarding school in the 1950s is inspired by their unconventional English teacher, Mr. Keating. He encourages them to seize the day and think independently through poetry and literature....

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Mel Gibson · Mark Lee · Bill Hunter · Robert Grubb

Synopsis Gallipoli (1981) follows two young Australian sprinters, Archy and Frank, who form a deep friendship while training for the same race. When World War I breaks out, they enlist together and are sent to the brutal Battle of Gallipoli in...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Russell Crowe · Paul Bettany · James D'Arcy · Max Pirkis

Synopsis During the Napoleonic Wars, Lucky Jack Aubrey captains the crew of the H.M.S. Surprise. When the ship is suddenly attacked by a superior enemy, it is badly damaged and much of his crew is injured. In a bold and dangerous...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Harrison Ford · Kelly McGillis · Danny Glover · Lukas Haas

Synopsis When Samuel (Lukas Haas), a young Amish boy traveling with his mother Rachel (Kelly McGillis), witnesses the murder of a police officer in a public restroom, he and his mother become the temporary wards of John Book (Harrison Ford), a...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Mel Gibson · Sigourney Weaver · Linda Hunt · Michael Murphy

Synopsis The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) follows a young Australian journalist, Guy Hamilton, who arrives in Jakarta during the turbulent 1960s Sukarno regime. Assigned to cover the political unrest, he befriends a British photographer and his enigmatic Chinese-Australian assistant, Billy...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Rachel Roberts · Vivean Gray · Helen Morse · Kirsty Child

Synopsis When a group of schoolgirls from an elite Victorian finishing school embark on a Valentines day excursion to an unusual outcropping of volcanic rock, four members of the party are drawn towards the summit, where they experience powerful forces of...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Richard Chamberlain · Olivia Hamnett · David Gulpilil · Frederick Parslow

Synopsis A Sydney lawyer has more to worry about than higher-than-average rainfall when he is called upon to defend five Aboriginals in court. Determined to break their silence and discover the truth behind the hidden society he suspects lives in his...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Jim Sturgess · Ed Harris · Colin Farrell · Saoirse Ronan

Synopsis The Way Back (2010) follows a group of prisoners who escape from a Siberian gulag during World War II. Led by a determined former soldier, they embark on an arduous journey across thousands of miles of treacherous terrain, including freezing...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Judy Morris · Ivar Kants · Robert Coleby · Candy Raymond

Synopsis In Adelaide, the wife of Dr. Brian Cowper, Jill Cowper, is developing her thesis at home to finish her Master in Anthropology. When the plumber Max unexpectedly arrives for a routine check and maintenance of the piping in the bathroom,...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Harrison Ford · River Phoenix · Helen Mirren · Andre Gregory

Synopsis The Mosquito Coast (1986) follows Allie Fox, an eccentric inventor disillusioned with American consumerism, who uproots his family to the jungles of Central America. Seeking a utopian existence, Allie relocates them to a remote village, where he builds a grandiose...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Jeff Bridges · Rosie Pérez · Isabella Rossellini · John Turturro

Synopsis San Francisco architect and family man Max Klein survives the plane crash that kills his best friend and undergoes a mystical transformation. Having overcome not only his fear of flying, but his fear of death, Max emerges from the crash...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Gérard Depardieu · Andie MacDowell · Bebe Neuwirth · Gregg Edelman

Synopsis In Green Card (1990), a pragmatic Frenchman and an idealistic American woman enter a marriage of convenience so he can obtain a green card and she can secure a dream apartment. Their plan unravels when immigration officials grow suspicious, forcing...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast John Meillon · Terry Camilleri · Kevin Miles · Rick Scully

Synopsis Mild-mannered Arthur (Terry Camilleri) wakes up in a hospital in the quiet NSW country town of Paris after he and his brother have run off the road. The brother is dead. The mayor (John Meillon) takes Arthur under his wing,...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Richard Meale

Synopsis This short film documents Australian composer Richard Meale's homage to the young French poet, Arthur Rimbaud. Meale composed a music piece for woodwind, percussion and strings which he titled "Incredible Floridas". This music is based on the poetry of the...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Geoff Malone · Grahame Bond · Kate Fitzpatrick · Barry Donnelly

Synopsis Written and directed by Peter Weir, this is the very rarely seen debut of the australian director, a 50 minute B&W black comedy in 1971 about a group of guests getting together at a bizarre summer lodge named Homesdale. This...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Wendy Saddington & Teardrop · Mic Conway · Jim Conway · Stephen Cooney

Synopsis An 11 minute documentary short for Film Australia. Offers a sample of three trends in recent Australian pop music: the theatrical act of Wendy Saddington and Teardrop; the jug music of the Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band; and the popular rock...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Grahame Bond · Johnny Lockwood · Peter Weir

Direction Peter Weir

Synopsis Made by the Commonwealth Film Unit 1972. Directed by Peter Weir. An agricultural field day provides an opportunity to share ideas. A teaching aid to promote group discussion on the problems of the adult learning process in management - staff...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Peter Rushforth

Synopsis A short documentary on the work and craft of ceramist and teacher Peter Rushforth. The film presents his countless works and the skills used in his pottery creations and also dwells about the importance and the tradition involved with his...