Peter Maxwell
Directing
Born 1921-01-23
Died 2013-04-05
Vienna, Austria
29 credits
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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.
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Filmography
Directing
26 credits
A Country Practice
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
The Buccaneers
Sir Francis Drake
The Adventures of William Tell
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Class of...
Bailey's Bird
Blind Spot
The Highest Honour
Run Rebecca, Run!
Polly My Love
The Switch
Is There Anybody There?
Impact
The Long Shadow
Serena
The Desperate Man
Touch and Go
Dilemma
Country Town
Mystery at Castle House
Fluteman
Plunge Into Darkness
Mama's Gone A-hunting
Platypus Cove
Acting
2 credits
Producing
2 credits
Writing
2 credits
Other credits
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