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Peter Maxwell

Born January 23, 1921 · Vienna, Austria

Died April 5, 2013 · aged 92

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 …

Known For

I Was a Male War BrideI Was a Male War Bride · 1949
I Was a Male War Bride
6.91949
MovieComedyRomance
After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.
The Highest HonourThe Highest Honour · 1982
The Highest Honour
6.61982
MovieDramaWar
After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.
Storm Over the NileStorm Over the Nile · 1955
Storm Over the Nile
6.31955
MovieAdventureDrama
In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito.
Blind SpotBlind Spot · 1958
Blind Spot
5.91958
MovieDramaThriller
US Army Officer Dan Adams, blinded during the war, is framed for a diamond smuggling rap. Upon regaining his sight, Adams goes after the real thieves in an effort to clear his name. In order to trap the wily criminals, Adams pretends that he's still bereft of his vision.
The SwitchThe Switch · 1963
The Switch
7.01963
MovieCrime
A wristwatch-smuggling gang bring watches into the country in a car's petrol tank. Poor Zena Marshall knows too much, so the gangs abducts her. Stalwart customs official Anthony Steel struggles manfully to rescue the girl.
ImpactImpact · 1963
Impact
4.81963
MovieThriller
Crime reporter Jack Moir is framed by crooked nightclub owner, 'The Duke'. In prison, Moir plans his revenge.
SerenaSerena · 1962
Serena
7.01962
MovieCrimeDrama
Scotland Yard investigate when a woman, apparently the estranged wife of a London painter, is murdered with a shotgun in rural Surrey at the same time as the artist's striking model with her long black hair disappears.
The Desperate ManThe Desperate Man · 1959
The Desperate Man
5.01959
MovieCrimeDrama
Two reporters are held hostage in old castle, by thief, looking for jewels, that he had buried, after robbing a local house.

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A Country PracticeA Country Practice · 1981
A Country Practice
5.91981
SeriesSoapDrama
A Country Practice was an Australian television drama series. At its inception, one of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, who had wrote the pilot episode and entered a script contest for the network in 1979, coming third and winning a merit award. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. After its lengthy run on the seven network it was picked up by network ten with a mainly new cast from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes, although the ten series was not as successful as its predecessor . The Channel Seven series was also filmed on location in Pitt Town, while, the Channel Ten series was filmed on location in Emerald, Victoria.

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