Peter Maxwell
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 23, 1921
- Died
- April 5, 2013 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria
Biography
Peter Maxwell (23 January 1921 – 5 April 2013) born as Peter Magitai, was a British, and later Australian director and screenwriter of television and film. He was born in Vienna, Austria, to newspaper journalist Leo Magatai and wife Johanna. His family fled Vienna in the 1930s, and he changed his surname to enter the British Army. After having been posted to India, he returned to Britain to work as an assistant director to Alexander Korda in 1949. He worked briefly in Australia in the early 1960s before returning to England. In 1967 he emigrated to Australia permanently, where he directed such films as Country Town and television series including Bellbird, Rip Tide and A Country Practice.
Known For
Filmography
Platypus Cove
Movie · Director
The Highest Honour
Movie · Director
Fluteman
Movie · Director
Mystery at Castle House
Movie · Director
Run Rebecca, Run!
Movie · Director
A Country Practice
TV · Director · 2 eps
Touch and Go
Movie · Director
Bailey's Bird
TV · Director · 1 ep
Plunge Into Darkness
Movie · Director
Mama's Gone A-hunting
Movie · Director
Is There Anybody There?
Movie · Director
Polly My Love
Movie · Director
Class of...
TV · Director · 100 eps
Country Town
Movie · Director
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
TV · Director · 8 eps
Impact
Movie · Director
The Switch
Movie · Director
Dilemma
Movie · Director
Serena
Movie · Director
The Long Shadow
Movie · Director
Sir Francis Drake
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Desperate Man
Movie · Director
Blind Spot
Movie · Director
The Adventures of William Tell
TV · Director · 14 eps
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Buccaneers
TV · Director · 6 eps
Storm Over the Nile
Movie · Assistant Director
I Was a Male War Bride
Movie · Second Assistant Director
The Cure for Love
Movie · Third Assistant Director