Director
Peter Maxwell
Born January 23, 1921 in Vienna, Austria
Died April 5, 201318 films
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.
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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.
Filmography
18 films as director- 1986Platypus CoveDirector
- 1982FlutemanDirector
- 1982The Highest HonourDirector
- 1982Mystery at Castle HouseDirector
- 1981Run Rebecca, Run!Director
- 1980Touch and GoDirector
- 1978Plunge Into DarknessDirector
- 1977Mama's Gone A-huntingDirector
- 1976Is There Anybody There?Director
- 1975Polly My LoveDirector
- 1973Country TownDirector
- 1963The SwitchDirector
- 1963ImpactDirector
- 1962SerenaDirector
- 1962DilemmaDirector
- 1961The Long ShadowDirector
- 1959The Desperate ManDirector
- 1958Blind SpotDirector