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Leo Hurwitz
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 remai...
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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.
Movies
Known for
Dialogue with a Woman Departed1980 · Himself3.9
Native Land1942 · Director, Writer, Editor3.1
The Plow That Broke the Plains1936 · Director of Photography2.9
Heart of Spain1937 · Editor3.8
Strange Victory1948 · Director, Writer3.4
Strand, Under the Dark Cloth1989 · Self3.3
The Sun and Richard Lippold1966 · Writer, Producer, Director3.2
Tomorrow We Fly1943 · Director3.8Cast
Cast credits
Crew
Crew credits
Dialogue with a Woman Departed1980 · Director, Editor, Writer, Producer3.9Native Land1942 · Director, Writer, Editor3.1The Plow That Broke the Plains1936 · Director of Photography2.9Heart of Spain1937 · Editor3.8Strange Victory1948 · Director, Writer3.4The Sun and Richard Lippold1966 · Writer, Producer, Director3.2Tomorrow We Fly1943 · Director3.8
This Island1970 · Director3.5
The National Hunger March 19311932 · Director3.3
For Life, Against the War1967 · Director3.0
Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre1932 · Director
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy1964 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers1951 · Director
Emergency Ward1952 · Director, Editor
The Museum and the Fury1956 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
In Search of Hart Crane1966 · Director, Producer, Writer
Dancing James Berry1955 · Writer, Director
Light and the City1970 · Producer, Director