Leo Hurwitz
Directing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Leo Hurwitz
Native Land
1942
Filmography
Acting (5)
1989
Strand, Under the Dark Clothas Self
6.6
1989
Message to Manas Self
1980
Dialogue with a Woman Departedas Himself
7.9
1980
1970
Discovery in a Landscapeas Narrator
Production & Directing (52)
2016
Discovery in a PaintingProducer
2016
Discovery in a PaintingEditor
2016
Discovery in a PaintingDirector
1980
Dialogue with a Woman DepartedDirector
7.9
1980
7.9
1980
7.9
1980
Dialogue with a Woman DepartedProducer
7.9
1980
Dialogue with a Woman DepartedDirector of Photography
7.9
1970
Discovery in a LandscapeDirector
1970
Light and the CityProducer
1970
Discovery in a LandscapeProducer
1970
Light and the CityDirector
1970
This IslandDirector
7.0
1967
For Life, Against the WarDirector
6.0
1966
In Search of Hart CraneDirector
1966
In Search of Hart CraneProducer
1966
In Search of Hart CraneWriter
1966
6.4
1966
The Sun and Richard LippoldProducer
6.4
1966
The Sun and Richard LippoldDirector
6.4
1964
1964
1961
Here at the Water's EdgeDirector
1956
The Museum and the FuryDirector
1956
The Museum and the FuryProducer
1956
The Museum and the FuryWriter
1956
The Museum and the FuryEditor
1955
Dancing James BerryWriter
1955
Dancing James BerryDirector
1953
The Young FighterProducer
1953
The Young FighterDirector
1952
Emergency WardDirector
1952
Emergency WardEditor
1951
1948
Strange VictoryDirector
6.8
1948
Strange VictoryWriter
6.8
1943
Tomorrow We FlyDirector
7.5
1942
Native LandDirector
6.3
1942
Native LandWriter
6.3
1942
Native LandEditor
6.3
1937
Heart of SpainEditor
7.5
1936
The Plow That Broke the PlainsDirector of Photography
5.8
1934
America TodayDirector
1933
Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932Cinematography
1932
Bonus March 1932Cinematography
1932
Bonus March 1932Director
1932
1932
The National Hunger March 1931Director
6.5