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.

Directed

1. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (1968) — Director
2. A Country Practice (1981) — Director
3. Dilemma (1962) — Director
4. Sir Francis Drake (1961) — Director
5. Blind Spot (1958) — Director
6. Serena (1962) — Director
7. Impact (1963) — Director
8. The Highest Honour (1982) — Director
9. The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956) — Director
10. The Buccaneers (1956) — Director
11. The Switch (1963) — Director
12. Plunge Into Darkness (1978) — Director
13. The Adventures of William Tell (1958) — Director
14. Mystery at Castle House (1982) — Director
15. Fluteman (1982) — Director
16. Is There Anybody There? (1976) — Director
17. Run Rebecca, Run! (1981) — Director
18. Bailey's Bird (1979) — Director
19. Platypus Cove (1986) — Director
20. The Desperate Man (1959) — Director
21. Country Town (1973) — Director
22. The Long Shadow (1961) — Director
23. Polly My Love (1975) — Director
24. Mama's Gone A-hunting (1977) — Director
25. Class of... (1974) — Director
26. Touch and Go (1980) — Director