Leo Hurwitz
Age: N/A | From: New York, New York
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York, New York
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 48
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Plow That Broke the Plains
(1936) Director of Photography
Native Land
(1942) Editor
For Life, Against the War
(1967) Director
Dialogue with a Woman Departed
(1980) Director of Photography
Light and the City
(1970) Producer
The Young Fighter
(1953) Producer
Heart of Spain
(1937) Editor
This Island
(1970) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Self | |
| Himself | ||
| 1980 | Himself | |
| Himself | ||
| 1970 | Narrator | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Director | |
| 1980 | Director | |
| 1970 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1967 | Director | |
| 1966 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1964 | Director | |
| 1961 | Director | |
| 1956 | Director | |
| 1955 | Director | |
| 1953 | Director | |
| 1952 | Director | |
| 1948 | Director | |
| 1942 | Director | |
| 1934 | Director | |
| 1933 | Director | |
| 1932 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Producer | |
| 1980 | Producer | |
| 1970 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1966 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1956 | Producer | |
| 1953 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Editor | |
| 1980 | Editor | |
| 1952 | Editor | |
| 1942 | Editor | |
| 1937 | Editor | |
| 1933 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Writer | |
| 1966 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 1955 | Writer | |
| 1948 | Writer | |
| 1942 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Director of Photography | |
| 1936 | Director of Photography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Cinematography | |
| 1932 | Cinematography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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