Personal Info
Birthday
June 23, 1909
Place of Birth
New York, New York
Known For
Directing
Leo Hurwitz
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.
Directed Movies (22)
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Discovery in a Painting
Movie2016
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7.9
Dialogue with a Woman Departed
Movie1980
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Discovery in a Landscape
Movie1970
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Light and the City
Movie1970
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7.0
This Island
Movie1970
6.0
For Life, Against the War
Movie1967
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In Search of Hart Crane
Movie1966
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6.4
The Sun and Richard Lippold
Movie1966
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An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
Movie1964
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Here at the Water's Edge
Movie1961
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The Museum and the Fury
Movie1956
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Dancing James Berry
Movie1955
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The Young Fighter
Movie1953
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Emergency Ward
Movie1952
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America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
Movie1951
6.8
Strange Victory
Movie1948
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7.5
Tomorrow We Fly
Movie1943
6.3
Native Land
Movie1942
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Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932
Movie1933
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Bonus March 1932
Movie1932
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Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre
Movie1932
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6.5
The National Hunger March 1931
Movie1932
