LEO HURWITZ
Leo Hurwitz
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: June 23, 1909
Deathday: January 18, 1991
Place of Birth: New York, New York
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.
Filmography
Production
Editor, Producer, Director
Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
1970·
This IslandDirector
1970·
Light and the CityDirector, Producer
Producer, Director
Director
Producer, Writer, Director
Director, Producer, Writer
Director
Director
Producer, Director
1955·
Dancing James BerryDirector, Writer
1953·
The Young FighterDirector, Producer
1952·
Emergency WardEditor, Director
1948·
Strange VictoryWriter, Director
1942·
Native LandEditor, Writer, Director
1937·
Heart of SpainEditor
Director of Photography
1934·
America TodayDirector
Cinematography, Editor, Director
Director
Director
1932·
Bonus March 1932Cinematography, Director
Director