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Leo Hurwitz
Born
23 June 1909
Died
18 January 1991
Place
New York, New York
Directing

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.

As director

Discovery in a Painting

Discovery in a Painting

2016 · Director
Dialogue with a Woman Departed

Dialogue with a Woman Departed

1980 · Director
Discovery in a Landscape

Discovery in a Landscape

1970 · Director
Light and the City

Light and the City

1970 · Director
This Island

This Island

1970 · Director
For Life, Against the War

For Life, Against the War

1967 · Director
The Sun and Richard Lippold

The Sun and Richard Lippold

1966 · Director
In Search of Hart Crane

In Search of Hart Crane

1966 · Director
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy

An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy

1964 · Director
Here at the Water's Edge

Here at the Water's Edge

1961 · Director
The Museum and the Fury

The Museum and the Fury

1956 · Director
Dancing James Berry

Dancing James Berry

1955 · Director
The Young Fighter

The Young Fighter

1953 · Director
Emergency Ward

Emergency Ward

1952 · Director
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers

America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers

1951 · Director
Strange Victory

Strange Victory

1948 · Director
Tomorrow We Fly

Tomorrow We Fly

1943 · Director
Native Land

Native Land

1942 · Director

America Today

1934 · Director
Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932

Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932

1933 · Director
The National Hunger March 1931

The National Hunger March 1931

1932 · Director
Bonus March 1932

Bonus March 1932

1932 · Director
Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre

Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre

1932 · Director

As actor

Message to Man

Message to Man

1989 · Self
Strand, Under the Dark Cloth

Strand, Under the Dark Cloth

1989 · Self
Dialogue with a Woman Departed

Dialogue with a Woman Departed

1980 · Himself
Leo T. Hurwitz: Filme für ein anderes Amerika

Leo T. Hurwitz: Filme für ein anderes Amerika

1980 · Himself
Discovery in a Landscape

Discovery in a Landscape

1970 · Narrator