Peter Maxwell

Directing·Jan 23, 1921·Vienna, Austria

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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.

Film	Credit
Platypus Cove1986 · Director	Director
Fluteman1982 · Director	Director
The Highest Honour1982 · Director	Director
Mystery at Castle House1982 · Director	Director
Run Rebecca, Run!1981 · Director	Director
Touch and Go1980 · Director	Director
Plunge Into Darkness1978 · Director	Director
Mama's Gone A-hunting1977 · Director	Director
IIs There Anybody There?1976 · Director	Director
PPolly My Love1975 · Director	Director
Country Town1973 · Director	Director
The Switch1963 · Director	Director
Impact1963 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Serena1962 · Director	Director
Dilemma1962 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Long Shadow1961 · Director	Director
The Desperate Man1959 · Director	Director
Blind Spot1958 · Director	Director