Leo Hurwitz
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 23, 1909 (117 years old)
Place of Birth
New York, New York
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.
Known For
| 1989 | Message to ManHimself | |
| 1989 | Strand, Under the Dark ClothSelf | |
| 1980 | Dialogue with a Woman DepartedHimself | |
| 1980 | Leo T. Hurwitz: Filme für ein anderes AmerikaHimself | |
| 1970 | Discovery in a LandscapeNarrator |
| 2016 | Discovery in a PaintingProducer | |
| 1980 | Dialogue with a Woman DepartedProducer | |
| 1970 | Light and the CityProducer | |
| 1970 | Discovery in a LandscapeProducer | |
| 1966 | The Sun and Richard LippoldProducer | |
| 1966 | In Search of Hart CraneProducer | |
| 1964 | An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. KennedyProducer | |
| 1956 | The Museum and the FuryProducer | |
| 1953 | The Young FighterProducer |
| 2016 | Discovery in a PaintingDirector | |
| 1980 | Dialogue with a Woman DepartedDirector | |
| 1970 | Discovery in a LandscapeDirector | |
| 1970 | Light and the CityDirector | |
| 1970 | This IslandDirector | |
| 1967 | For Life, Against the WarDirector | |
| 1966 | The Sun and Richard LippoldDirector | |
| 1966 | In Search of Hart CraneDirector | |
| 1964 | An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. KennedyDirector | |
| 1961 | Here at the Water's EdgeDirector | |
| 1956 | The Museum and the FuryDirector | |
| 1955 | Dancing James BerryDirector | |
| 1953 | The Young FighterDirector | |
| 1952 | Emergency WardDirector | |
| 1948 | Strange VictoryDirector | |
| 1943 | Tomorrow We FlyDirector | |
| 1942 | Native LandDirector | |
| 1934 | America TodayDirector | |
| 1933 | Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932Director | |
| 1932 | Bonus March 1932Director | |
| 1932 | National Hunger March 1931Director | |
| 1932 | The National Hunger March 1931Director | |
| 1932 | Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford MassacreDirector |
| 1980 | Dialogue with a Woman DepartedWriter | |
| 1966 | The Sun and Richard LippoldWriter | |
| 1966 | In Search of Hart CraneWriter | |
| 1964 | An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. KennedyWriter | |
| 1956 | The Museum and the FuryWriter | |
| 1955 | Dancing James BerryWriter | |
| 1948 | Strange VictoryWriter | |
| 1942 | Native LandWriter |
| 1933 | Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932Cinematography | |
| 1932 | Bonus March 1932Cinematography |