Leo Hurwitz
Directing
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
Directing23
movieDiscovery in a Painting
2016
Director
movieLight and the City
1970
Director
movieThis Island
1970
Director
movieIn Search of Hart Crane
1966
Director
movieThe Museum and the Fury
1956
Director
movieDancing James Berry
1955
Director
movieThe Young Fighter
1953
Director
movieEmergency Ward
1952
Director
movieStrange Victory
1948
Director
movieTomorrow We Fly
1943
Director
movieNative Land
1942
Director
movieBonus March 1932
1932
Director
Production9
movieDiscovery in a Painting
2016
Producer
movieLight and the City
1970
Producer
movieIn Search of Hart Crane
1966
Producer
movieThe Museum and the Fury
1956
Producer
movieThe Young Fighter
1953
Producer
Editing8
Writing8
movieStrange Victory
1948
Writer
movieNative Land
1942
Writer
Acting5
Camera2
movieDialogue with a Woman Departed
1980
Director of Photography
movieThe Plow That Broke the Plains
1936
Director of Photography
Crew2
movieBonus March 1932
1932
Cinematography