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 remained the quintessential politically committed cameraman, editor, writer, and director.

Known For

Native Land
Native Land
The Plow That Broke the Plains
Native Land
Dialogue with a Woman Departed
Dialogue with a Woman Departed
Birth Location New York, New York
Born 1909-06-23
Died 1991-01-18

Movies

2017
2017
Dialogue with a Woman Departed Director of Photography
1980
1970
1970
1970
This Island Director
1970
1970
1966
1966
1961
1956
1956
1955
1955
1953
1953
1952
Emergency Ward Director
1952
1948
Strange Victory Director
1948
Native Land Editor
1942
Native Land Writer
1942
Native Land Director
1942
1937
The Plow That Broke the Plains Director of Photography
1936
America Today Director
1934
Bonus March 1932 Cinematography
1932
Bonus March 1932 Director
1932