Peter Weir Biography & Movies

PETER WEIR Date of Birth: August 21, 1944 An average but uninterested student, Australian Peter Weir dropped out of university and traveled to Europe. When he returned to Australia he landed a job as a stagehand and managed to work his way into writing, acting and directing. In 1971 he made his feature film directorial/writing debut with Three to Go (writing and directing the “Michael” segment) and Homesdale. He then went to London for six months on a study grant, where he wrote The Cat... See All