Leo Hurwitz
Known for Directing
- Born
- June 23, 1909
- Birthplace
- New York, New York
- Died
- January 18, 1991 (aged 81)
Biography
Son of a Russian anarchist, Leo Hurwitz graduated Harvard summa cum laude and became a leader in New York’s left wing film movement from the early 1930s on. In the Workers’ Film and Photo League, NYKino, and Frontier Films, Hurwitz remained the quintessential politically committed cameraman, editor, writer, and director.
Latest
Discovery in a PaintingDirector2016
Dialogue with a Woman DepartedDirector1980Rating: 7.9 out of 10
Discovery in a LandscapeDirector1970
Light and the CityDirector1970
This IslandDirector1970Rating: 7.0 out of 10
For Life, Against the WarDirector1967Rating: 6.0 out of 10
In Search of Hart CraneDirector1966
The Sun and Richard LippoldDirector1966Rating: 6.4 out of 10
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. KennedyDirector1964
Here at the Water's EdgeDirector1961
The Museum and the FuryDirector1956
Dancing James BerryDirector1955
The Young FighterDirector1953
Emergency WardDirector1952
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard RodgersDirector1951
Strange VictoryDirector1948Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Tomorrow We FlyDirector1943Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Native LandDirector1942Rating: 6.3 out of 10
Heart of SpainEditor1937Rating: 7.5 out of 10
The Plow That Broke the PlainsDirector of Photography1936Rating: 5.8 out of 10
Known for
- Native LandDirector1942Rating: 6.3 out of 10
- Dialogue with a Woman DepartedDirector1980Rating: 7.9 out of 10
- The Plow That Broke the PlainsDirector of Photography1936Rating: 5.8 out of 10
- Strange VictoryDirector1948Rating: 6.8 out of 10
- The Sun and Richard LippoldDirector1966Rating: 6.4 out of 10
- Tomorrow We FlyDirector1943Rating: 7.5 out of 10
- Heart of SpainEditor1937Rating: 7.5 out of 10
- This IslandDirector1970Rating: 7.0 out of 10
- For Life, Against the WarDirector1967Rating: 6.0 out of 10
The National Hunger March 1931Director1932Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Filmography
28 titles
