Peter Maxwell

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1921-01-23

Deathday 2013-04-05 (92 years old)

Place of Birth Vienna, Austria

Peter Maxwell

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

Director

1986
Platypus Cove

as Director

1982
The Highest Honour

as Director

1982
Fluteman

as Director

1982
1981
Run Rebecca, Run!

as Director

1981
A Country Practice

as Director

1980
Touch and Go

as Director

1979
Bailey's Bird

as Director

1978
1977
1976
1975
Polly My Love

as Director

1974
Class of...

as Director

1973
Country Town

as Director

1968
1963
Impact

as Director

1963
The Switch

as Director

1962
Dilemma

as Director

1962
Serena

as Director

1961
The Long Shadow

as Director

1961
Sir Francis Drake

as Director

1959
The Desperate Man

as Director

1958
Blind Spot

as Director

1956
The Buccaneers

as Director

1955
Storm Over the Nile

as Assistant Director

1949
I Was a Male War Bride

as Second Assistant Director

1949
The Cure for Love

as Third Assistant Director

Writer

1963
Impact

as Writer

1962
Dilemma

as Screenplay

Producer

1980
Touch and Go

as Executive Producer

1974
Class of...

as Producer