Peter Maxwell
An image from The Adventures of Sir Lancelot, one of the productions that also features Peter Maxwell.

Peter Maxwell

January 23, 1921 — Vienna, Austria

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.

I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride

1949

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo

1968

A Country Practice

A Country Practice

1981

Dilemma

Dilemma

1962

Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile

1955

Serena

Serena

1962

Blind Spot

Blind Spot

1958

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

1956