Peter Lindsay Weir was born on August 21, 1944 in Sydney, Australia. He directed, produced and scripted many successful movies winning many international movies. He reached international success with “Picnic at Hanging Rock” to go on with great movies such as “Witness”, “Dead Poets Society”, “Green Card”, “The Truman Show”, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” and his most recent “The Way Back”.