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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1921-01-23
- event Death Date 2013-04-05
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 1.4
- info Birth Place Vienna, Austria
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Impact
1963-02-01
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Impact
1963-02-01
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Dilemma
1962-01-01
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The Switch
1963-05-01
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Blind Spot
1958-07-01
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The Highest Honour
1982-05-15
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Dilemma
1962-01-01
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Platypus Cove
1986-01-01
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The Desperate Man
1959-12-01
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I Was a Male War Bride
1949-08-26
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Plunge Into Darkness
1978-01-01
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Country Town
1973-04-01
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Fluteman
1982-11-24
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The Long Shadow
1961-07-31
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Serena
1962-06-01
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Mystery at Castle House
1982-01-01
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Polly My Love
1975-06-01
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Is There Anybody There?
1976-06-24
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Mama's Gone A-hunting
1977-05-26
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Touch and Go
1980-06-12
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Run Rebecca, Run!
1981-01-01
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Storm Over the Nile
1955-12-26
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The Cure for Love
1949-12-29
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Touch and Go
1980-06-12
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Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
1968-02-05
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A Country Practice
1981-11-18
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The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956-09-15
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Sir Francis Drake
1961-11-12
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The Adventures of William Tell
1958-09-15
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The Buccaneers
1956-09-19
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Class of...
1974-03-18
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Class of...
1974-03-18
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Bailey's Bird
1979-04-15